Album 82
(Translated by Svetlana
Guzeeva)
This album is addition to album
28 (Oranienbaum in the summer) in a sense. But here, key points are highlighted in regard to the autumn nature rather than architecture. But can it be different in such a good weather? :-)
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Cathedral to St. Mikhail. |
| The name of "Oranienbaum" means "wild-orange trees".
This comment has nothing to do with the subject of this picture :) |
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Bolshoi Oranienbaum palace (and the Lower park in front of it)
Originally Fontana and Shedel (1710-22) worked on the palace, later - A. Rinaldi (stairway, changes in the pavilions).
The palace was meant for Menshikov.
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| Central turret of the palace. Reminds of a crown.. |
Weather-vane on Japanese pavilion of the palace
Sign says: "1753" |
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The Church pavilion really contains a church (the orthodox one). Such symbols of worship are hanged out at its
entrance :) |
| Looks beautiful, but in reality colors were
much better |
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Typical fractal. For those who are up on
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| Sliding hill building. A. Rinaldi, 1762-74. |
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It still remains in the scaffolding as when I was taking pictures for
28th album in the summer of 1998.. |
| Sky is real. As well as the maple. |
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Chinese palace. A. Rinaldi, 1762-1768.
Second floor was built on later, in 1852-53. At the same time A.I. Shtakenshneider made some other changes.
We may say, the building simulates palace less now (judging by the old picture in the book)
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| Originally palace was called "Dutch house". It was renamed into Chinese later in the XIX century. |
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Chinese cook-house by the Chinese palace. |
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THIS is called "Pergole". I believe that something must grow on it, otherwise what is it for? :) |
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Oranienbaum is almost the only one out of all Saint-Petersburg suburbs which was not occupied by germans during the war, and, accordingly, it was not destroyed. Nevertheless, only Konstantinovsky palace in Strelna looks poorer unless Bolshoy Palace here. |
| Karosta river with adjoining Lower pond to it and a fisherman. |
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Looks like a canal along Soykinskaya
(Jay) or Orekhovaya (Nut) alley. |
| Hard to say.. Maybe, Pictorial house? |
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In the next album I want to offer you some night shots.. |
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