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View of the Winter Palace from the Neva
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View of the Winter Palace from the Spit
of Vasilyevsky Island
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The waters of the Neva during the celebration
of the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg
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The panorama that opens up before tourists taking a
steamer excursion along the Neva is one of the most beautiful in the
world. They see the magnificent architectural ensemble of the Spit
of Vasilyevsky Island, the stern silhouette of the Peter and Paul
Fortress with the golden spire of the cathedral bell-tower soaring
above it and the grandly elegant Winter Palace. It calls to mind some
lines from Pushkin that splendidly capture the Petersburgers' attitude
to their city: "I love thee, Peter's proud creation,/ Thy princely
stateliness of line,/ The regal Neva coursing/ 'Twixt sober walls
of massive stone..." (translation by Irina Zheleznova). |
