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Snowy winter 2020/2021

February 25, 2021December 23, 2022Posted in Architecture Photography, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged abramtsevo, architecture, architecturephotography, christmas, decorations, history, moscow, moscowbotanicalgarden, nature, naturephotography, newyear, serednikovo, Travels, vdnkha, winterLeave a comment

Moscow North River Terminal

Moscow North River Terminal (built in 1937) is one of two passenger terminals of river transport in Moscow. The terminal, port and park was reconstructed in the beginning of 2020 and now look very festive with all Christmas decorations and first snow. It’s also a great place to enjoy winter sunset colors!

Serednikovo

Serednikovo estate located in Moscow suburbs represents Russian neoclassical architecture of the 18th century. The estate is surrounded by a magnificent garden with round pond and canals. Serednikovo is a place where Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841), one of the greatest and most famous Russian poets, used to spend summer holidays.

Archangel Michael’s Church

This church is the oldest surviving building on the Arkhangelskoe estate dating from the mid-17th century.

Arkhangelskoe

Arkhangelshoe museum-estate consists of a palace with terraced park which has one of the biggest collections of park sculptures in the world, a landscape park, a theatre built in 1817-18 on the project of famous Italian architect and painter Pietro Gonzago, a small palace “Caprice” and pavilion Small Tea House. This is a great place to spend snowy winter day walking among beautiful buildings and sculptures surrounded by the forest and close to the Moskva river.

Tsaritsyno

Tsaritsyno is a palace museum and park reserve in the south of Moscow which includes an architectural complex of Greenhouses, historical landscaped park with ponds. It was founded in 1776 by the order of Catherine the Great and built by two great architects Vasiliy Bazhenov and Matvey Kazakov.

The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God (Храм Иконы Божьей Матери) was built in 1722 and is the part of Tsaritsyno Palace and park ensemble.

Abramtsevo

Abramtsevo Museum Reserve is one of the most famous art museums in Russia. The history of Abramtsevo is associated with the names of artists Segey Aksakov, Viktor Vasnetsov, Mikhail Vrubel, Ilya Repin, Vasiliy Polenov, Valentin Serov and Savva Mamontov. Dozens of paintings which are internationally treasured now were created there. Abramtsevo was founded in 18th century.

The architectural gem of Abramtsevo is the Church of the Savior (Церковь Спаса Нерукотворного Образа), built by architect Pavel Samarin, according to designs by the artists Victor Vasnetsov and Vasily Polenov.

Izmaylovo Kremlin

Izmaylovo Kremlin is a cultural center with Russian Revival-style museums, workshops & markets, located near the Izmaylovo estate.

Izmaylovo

Izmaylovo Estate was a country residence of the House of Romanov. The present-day Court retains two sets of palace gates, a cathedral and a barbican tower built in the 1670s-1680s.

Intercession Cathedral (Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы) was build between 1671 and 1679, replacing an earlier wooden church. The four-pillar, red-brick cathedral features five black domes and upper section is decorated with colorful porcelain tiles.

VDNKHa

Ostankino Park

Church of the Holy Trinity in Ostankino

The first wooden Trinity Church was built in 1585 and was destroyed in the Time of Troubles. In 1625-27 Prince Cherkassky built a new wooden church. In 1692 a stone church in the name of the Trinity was build which with some modifications survives to this day.

Chernigovsky skete

The Chernigovsky skete in Sergiev Posad is a unique monastery, known for hand-dug monk cells and prayer caves. The skete was founded in 1847.

Боголюбская мужская киновия Троице-Сергиевой Лавры

Kuskovo

Kuskovo museum complex in Moscow is a summer estate of the Sheremetev family built in 18th century and includes Summer palace, Grotto, Italian house, Kuskovo Church and Tower bell, Hermitage in English landscape garden, the Dutch house and Orangeries. Grotto pavilion was constructed between 1755 and 1761 and was intended to represent the palace of the King of the Seas. Interior was made of whorled seashells of 24 different types which were delivered from the Mediterranean, Red, Black seas, the Sea of Japan, and reservoirs of the Moscow region.

Sviblovo estate and Holy Trinity Church

Beautiful church with a bell-tower is located over the Yauza river on a high hill overlooking the river and the valley. The name of the manor is connected with the name of one of the towers of the Kremlin – Sviblovo.

Mytishchi

Colorful autumn in Moscow and Moscow region, 2020

December 2, 2020December 23, 2022Posted in Architecture Photography, Nature PhotographyTagged architecture, architecturephotography, autumn, birdwatching, moscow, moscowregion, nature, naturephotography, photography, russia1 Comment

September

Panoramic views of Moscow from the Sparrow Hills.

Sparrow Hills is the area in southwestern Moscow positioned on the bank of the Moskva river. It is the highest point in the city at 220 metres above sea level.

Church of the Trinity is the only surviving building from the village of Vorobyovo, which was not destroyed by Napoleon invasion and was not closed during the Soviet period.

Moskva river enbankment

Neskuchniy Garden

Nesjuchniy Sad which literary means “not boring garden” is the oldest Moscow park the history of which dates back to 1756.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Park Gorkogo

Muzeon

Moscow Botanical Garden

Japanese Garden

VDNKHa

Mytishchi

October

Sviblovo estate and Holy Trinity Church

Serednikovo

Kuskovo

Arkhangelskoe

Arkhangelshoe museum-estate consists of a palace with terraced park which has one of the biggest collections of park sculptures in the world, a landscape park, a theatre built in 1817-18 on the project of famous Italian architect and painter Pietro Gonzago, a small palace “Caprice” and pavilion Small Tea House. This is a great place to spend colorful autumn day walking among beautiful buildings and sculptures surrounded by the forest and close to the Moskva river.

Ryazan region

Mytishchi

November

Nikolo-Ugreshskiy Monastery

Nikolo-Ugreshskiy Monastery is a Russian Orthodox male monastery located in the town of Dzerzhinsky, Moscow region. The monastery was founded by Dmitry Donskoy in 1380 but most of its churches were destroyed during the Soviet era. They were rebuilt or repaired after 1991, this place looks absolutely beautiful nowadays.

Dzerzhinsky sandy quarry

Sergiev Posad

Sergiev Posad is a city in Russia, northeast of Moscow, which is home to one of the most revered monasteries in Russia – the UNESCO-protected Troitse-Sergieva Lavra.

Troitse-Sergieva Lavra

Troitse-Sergieva Lavra (Holy Trinity Lavra of St.Sergius) is the 14th-century monastery complex which was founded in 1337. The monastery is comprised of over 50 historically significant constructions, including the 16th-century Assumption Cathedral and 15th-century Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.

Ostankino Park

Moscow Botanical Garden

VDNKHa

Abramtsevo

The architectural gem of Abramtsevo is the Curch of the Savior, built by architect Pavel Samarin, according to designs by the artists Victor Vasnetsov and Vasily Polenov.

Mytishchi

Summertime in Moscow and its surrounding area, 2020

August 30, 2020June 22, 2022Posted in Architecture Photography, moscow, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged architecture, architecturephotography, arkhangelskoe, bykovo, cathedral, history, izmaylovo, kuskovo, moscow, moscowbotanicalgarden, muranovo, museum, mytishchi, nature, naturephotography, ostankino, photography, poet, pushkin, russia, Travels, vdnkhaLeave a comment

Arkhangelskoe

Arkhangelshoe museum-estate consists of a palace with terraced park which has one of the biggest collections of park sculptures in the world, a landscape park, a theatre built in 1817-18 on the project of famous Italian architect and painter Pietro Gonzago, a small palace “Caprice” and pavilion Small Tea House. This is a great place to spend summer day walking among beautiful buildings and sculptures surrounded by the forest and close to the Moskva river.

In the 19th century a number of great Russian writers, poets and historians visited the estate. Among them were Pushkin, Gertsen and Karamsin. A.S. Pushkin monument was also designed by P. Gonzara.

Archangel Michael’s Church is the oldest surviving building on the estate dating from the mid-17th century.

Kuskovo

Izmaylovo

Izmaylovo Estate was a country residence of the House of Romanov. The present-day Court retains two sets of palace gates, a cathedral and a barbican tower built in the 1670s-1680s.

Peter the Great Statue was unveiled in 2008. Peter The Great discovered a boat at the Izmaylovo estate which lead to young Peter’s passion of sailing and later he would found Russia’s first navy.

Izmaylovo Kremlin is a cultural center with Russian Revival-style museums, workshops & markets, located near the Izmaylovo estate.

Bykovo

Picturesque gothic style Bykovo mansion hidden in the beautiful forest was home to a number of notable families and is an example of 18th and 19th century taste and style. Bykovo forested park is an oasis untouched by development along the small Bykovka River.

Church of Vladimir Icon of Mother of God was built in 1789 by Vasiliy Bazhenov and is located in the village of Bykovo. The architecture is very beautiful and unusual for most Orthodox churches, it may be the only one of its kind in Russia.

Moscow Botanical Garden

Ostankino

Church of the Holy Trinity in Ostankino.

Ostankino Palace is a former summer residence of Sheremetev family build in 1798. Currently the Palace is closed for massive restoration work but still stays one of great monuments of architecture of the 18th century.

Ostankino Television and radio Tower – the tallest free-standing structure in Europe- is surrounded by beautiful park and located near to tram station.

VDNKHa

Golden Spike is one of the most famous fountains at the biggest Moscow Exhibition center VDNKHa.

Beautiful jasmine blossom.

Muranovo

The small country estate of Muranovo is located on the high bank of the Talitsa river, 60 km from Moscow. The landscape is charmingly simple and nice.

Holy Spring. Святой источник Казанской Иконы Божьей Матери.

Muranovo Museum is also called the House of Poets because its history is bound with the names of two famous Russian poets Fedor Tyutchev and Evgeniy Baratynsky. In the past Muranovo was an average country estate which consisted of the main house, a church, different residential buildings, a garden and a park. The estate and the surrounding landscape make up an inseparable harmony. The estate was built in 1816 and its main house was build in wood in 1842 by Evgeniy Baratynsky. In 1920 the estate became a museum.

Mytishchi

London, March 2020

March 14, 2020April 20, 2022Posted in Architecture Photography, london, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged canarywharf, england, hamsteadheath, kensingtongardens, kenwoodhouse, london, royalalberthall, theo2arena, Travels, unitedkingdomLeave a comment

One Tree Hill View Point at the Greenwich Park

Prime Meridian, Royal Observatory and Peter Harrison Planetarium

Greenwich Park

National Maritime Museum

Old Royal Naval College

Early cherry blossom at the Kensington Gardens

Royal Albert Hall

Beautiful magnolias

The Albert Memorial

Kensington Palace

Round Pond at Kensington Gardens

Italian Gardens

Peter Pan Statue

Tropical green parakeets can be found in London

Cozy streets of London

Hampstead Heath

Kenwood House

The Brew House

The Dairy at Kenwood

Gwendwr Gardens

Sunset at the Prospekt Hill

The O2 arena

Canary Wharf district on the Isle of Dogs

Chicago, January 2020

February 9, 2020October 24, 2022Posted in Architecture Photography, TravelsTagged america, architecture, architecturephotography, chicago, chicagoloop, chicagoway, city, cityphotography, fieldmuseum, panorama, photography, streetphotography, Travels, unitedstatesofamerica, usa1 Comment

South President’s Court Garden

Seated Lincoln

Jay Pritzker Pavilion and a view from BP Pedestrian Bridge

Frozen Lake Michigan

Field Museum

Icy 12th Street Beach and a flock of migratory geese

Shedd Aquarium

Grant Park

DuSable Bridge

Foggy Jane Addams Memorial Park and Ohio Street Beach

Foggy city

Beautiful Chicago at night

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2020 from Moscow

January 2, 2020December 22, 2021Posted in Architecture Photography, Event Photography, Festival Photography, moscowTagged christmas, christmasmarket, decorations, festival, moscow, moscowseasons, newyearLeave a comment

Beautiful Christmas trees on the streets of Moscow.

Bolshoi theatre looks very festive.

Christmas market on the Manege Square.

New Year performances everywhere on the streets of Moscow.

Christmas market on the Red Square.

New Year lights on Tverskaya Square.

Zaryadye Park

VDNKHa

Ostankino Park

Gingerbread City exhibition at the Moscow Botanical Garden

Magnificent England

September 3, 2019October 27, 2022Posted in Architecture Photography, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged architecture, architecturephotography, battle, beach, bexhill, england, hastings, nature, naturephotography, rye, sea, streetphotography, summer, sunset, Travels, ukLeave a comment

Hastings

Hastings is a town in East Sussex, England, most famous for the Battle of Hastings in 1066. This town is home to the largest beach-launched fleet in Europe, the ruins of the first castle in England to be built by Willian the Conqueror.

Hastings beach Rock-a-Nore.

Hastings Old Town is a charming mix of beautiful houses, narrow streets, museums, fish market.

Hastings Castle located on a cliff top of the West Hill is a great part of English history from 1066 of modern days. The savage storms of the 13th century brought chaos to Hastings, so the large parts of the castle fell into the sea.

Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve.

Hastings Beach.

Rye

Rye, in East Sussex, is one of England’s most beautiful medieval towns, each street of it has a unique style. If you wander along the Mermaid, Watchbell streets and Church Square you will come across houses declaring they were rebuilt and refurbished in 1450.

Rye Harbour is an amazing place for nature lovers and has a rare coastal landscape. This red roofed hut, also known as Gran’s Hut, is one of the most photographed things. It looks simple but eye-catching. The date it was first built is unknown, but was in use from the early 1900’s to store fishing and shrimping equipment.

Battle

The town of Battle is located in the south east of England, best known for being the site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Each street of this town or even a small corner or a shop has its own unique style and beauty.

Battle museum of local history is set in walled gardens of Battle’s Almonry. This charity-based and independent museum is solely run by volunteers. The museum has a collection covering 125 million years of history in Battle.

Battle Abbey is a partially ruined abbey which was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings by William the Conqueror and Normans as a penance of killing so many people during their conquest of England. The Abbey is dedicated to St.Martin. Its church was finished in about 1094.

Battlefield is now a peaceful place with the beautiful nature and sheep everywhere.

Bexhill-on-Sea

Bexhill is an ancient seaside town located in the East Sussex.

“And tell me grey seal
How does it feel
To be so wise
To see through eyes
That only see what’s real
Tell me grey seal” (c) Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Summertime in Moscow 2019

September 1, 2019December 22, 2021Posted in Architecture Photography, Festival Prhotography, Nature PhotographyTagged architecture, architecturephotography, birds, birdwatching, botanicalgarden, duck, ducklings, festival, history, moscow, moscowseasons, nature, naturephotography, photography, russia, streetphotographyLeave a comment

Botanical Garden Aptekarskiy Ogorod

Baby birds growing up process 🙂

VDNKHa

Ostankino Teletower

International historical reconstruction festival called “Times and Epochs” takes place in Moscow every summer. Hunderd of reenactors from different countries recreated various epochs from Antiquity to the 20th century on the streets and boulevards of Moscow. I took some pictures of “Russians in Paris in 1814” which was dedicated to the foreign campaign of 1813-1814, during which the Russian army occupied Paris. Confrontation gave place to a peaceful life many parts of which were represented at this site including different professions of that time, food, costumes, uniaxial cart, ship and horses.

Maya people from Mexico were also visiting Moscow as a part of that historicl festival.

Moscow suburbs

Panoramic Moscow view from the CDM Rooftop.

Red Square at night. State Historical museum.

St. Basil’s Cathedral.

Kazan Cathedral

Multimedia exhibition “Van Gogh. Letters to Theo”

August 5, 2019September 15, 2019Posted in Architecture Photography, Exhibition PhotographyTagged architecturephotography, art, artplay, exhibition, exhibitionphotography, letterstotheo, moscow, museum, photography, streetphotography, vangoghLeave a comment

Very impressive multimedia exhibition “Van Gogh. Letters to Theo” in Moscow. It was great to see legendary paintings on the big screens and listen to the amazing story of Vincent’s life in letters to his brother Theo.

The exhibition took place on the territory of Design center Artplay which used to be an old factory and is currently a home to architectural studios, art galleries and music venues.

Springtime in London

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019Posted in Architecture Photography, Music Photography, Nature PhotographyTagged abbeyroad, botanicalgarden, chiswickgardens, greatbritain, hollandpark, kewgardens, london, regentspark, royalalberthall, squirrel, unitedkingdomLeave a comment

Holland Park.

Japanese Garden.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew was founded in 1759 and keep changing since then. It houses the largest and the most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world.

Palm House

The Dutch House is one of the few surviving parts of the Kew Palace complex.

Temperate House.

Ruined Arch.

Japanese Gateway.

Beauty of nature.

Rock Garden.

Marianne North Gallery and The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art.

Chihuly exhibition: Reflections on Nature. The world’s most celebrated contemporary glass artist brought his work to the stunning backdrop of the Kew Gardens.