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Springtime in Moscow and Moscow region, 2021

May 30, 2021June 21, 2022Posted in Architecture Photography, moscow, museum, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged architecturephotography, birdwatching, moscow, moscowbotanicalgarden, naturephotography, photography, snow, spring, sun, vdnkhLeave a comment

March

Moscow Botanical Garden

The Tsytsin Main Moscow Botanical Garden was founded in April 1945, and claims itself to be the largest botanical garden in Europe. It covers a territory of approximately 3.61 km² and contains a live exhibition of more than twenty thousand different species of plants coming from various parts of the world.

Radonezh

Radonezh is an absolutely beautiful village where Sergiy Radonezhsky once lived. The old town of Radonezh is known to have existed since the first half of the 14th century. Transfiguration Church (Церковь Преображения Господня, 1842) along with the nearby Sacred spring, a font and a monument to St. Sergius are located on the outskirts of the village. Very impressive place!

Khotkovo

Khotkovo town is the site of a monastery, founded by the parents of Sergiy Radonezhsky – Kirill and Maria. The date of foundation is not known, but was first mentioned in 1308. Pokrovskiy Khotkov monastery is the convent of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in Khotkovo town on the river Paja.

Khotkovo Art Salon

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.

Mytishchi

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 (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.

Moscow Botanical Garden

April

Aptekarskiy Ogorod

Founded by Peter the Great in 1706 as a kitchen garden (ogorod) for growing medicinal plants. Since 1805, it has belonged to the Moscow State University as part of the Biology Faculty. You can explore the gardens as well as three different greenhouses.

Moscow, Prospekt Mira

Ekaterininskiy Park

Catherine Park is an outstanding achievement of 18^th and 19^th-century Russian garden art. The ongoing modernization of Moscow parks has not yet affected the old Catherine Park, which still retains its former charm. The park has many century-old oaks and even one 300-year-old willow, so old trees are well taken care of here. The park is overlooking Olimpiyskiy stadium, which used to be the biggest sport/concert venue in Moscow and is currently under construction.

Moscow Botanical garden and VDNKH Exhibition Center

Aptekarskiy Ogorod

Arkhangelskoe

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

A cute beaver having dinner at the Arkhangelskoe estate 🙂

Moscow Botanical Garden

Gulls having dinner at the Moscow Botanical garden.

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.

Aptekarskiy Ogorod

VDNKH exhibition center

VDNKH was established in 1935 and now is a huge complex of pavilions, with a total area covering over one hundred and thirty square meters. It is the largest exhibition centre in Moscow and each year there are more than one hundred and fifty specialized exhibitions.

May

Mytishchi

Easter installations in Moscow

Moscow Botanical Garden

Japanese Garden

Muzeon

Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Park Gorkogo

Gorky Park, located at Krymskiy Val and situated just across the Moskva River, was opened in 1928.

Neskuchniy Garden

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

Moskva river enbankment

Aptekarskiy Garden

VDNKH exhibition center

Just me and apple trees blossom

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.

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.

Kolomenskoe

Kolomenskoye is a historical, architectural and natural landscape Museum Reserve. The church located on the hill with a panoramic view is Church of the Ascension (Церковь Вознесения). This is a true gemstone of ancient Russian architecture listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site. The church was built in 1533.

Famous apple tree gardens are absolutely beautiful in spring.

Aptekarskiy Ogorod

Beautiful mommy and babies enjoying their time at Aptekarskiy Ogorod.

VDNKH exhibition center

Mytishchi

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

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

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

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

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

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

Colorful autumn in Moscow, 2019

November 24, 2019January 11, 2023Posted in moscow, Nature Photography, TravelsTagged architecture, architecturephotography, autumn, moscow, nature, naturephotography, park, photography, snowLeave a comment

September

Moscow Exhibition Center VDNKHa

A monument to Ivan Michurin who was a Russian practitioner of selection to produce new types of plants.

Ostankino TV and radio tower.

Aptekarskiy Ogorod.

October

Храм-часовня Святителя Василия Великого.

Ostankino TV and radio tower.

Moscow Botanical Garden.

Aptekarskiy Ogorod.

Храм Святого Мученика и Чудотворца Трифона.

Ekaterininskiy Park.

Muzeon park is a unique open air museum of sculpture.

Park Gorkogo.

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

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

Red October chocolate factory and the Peter the Great Statue which is 98-metre-high (322 ft).

Novoandreyevskiy Bridge.

November

Aptekarskiy Ogorod.

Beautiful Stockholm

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019Posted in TravelsTagged animal, architecture, architecturephotography, balticsea, boat, history, photography, portrait, scandinavia, ship, stockholm, streetphotography, sweden, TravelsLeave a comment

Stockholms strom, also known as Strommen, is a bay of the Baltic sea.

Kastellet is a small naval fort located on the top of the hill on the small island of Kastellholmen just outside of the old Stockholm city center. The Swedish flag, flying above the citadel, signifies whether or not the country is at peace. When it’s up (like in the pictures below) all is well in Sweden. The practice dates back to 1667, when the citadel was first built.

Nybroviken is a small bay in the central Stockholm which connects to the south with the bay Ladugardslandsviken.

Gamla Stan island is the city’s old town with the cobbled streets and colorful 17th and 18th century buildings.

Fika is a concept, a state of mind, and important part of Swedish culture. Many Swedes consider that it’s important to make time for fika everyday which means making time for friends and colleagues to share a cup of coffee or tea and a little something to it. There is a great variety of beautiful and cozy cafes in Stockholm where you can enjoy fika time.

Riddarholmen is a small island in central Stockholm, which forms part of Gamla Stan and houses a number of private palaces dating back to the 17th century.

Gamla Lundagatan is another charming old area on the island of Sodermaln.

Jenny Lind, a Swedish opera singer often called the “Swedish Nightingale”, statue is located in a beautiful park near Djurgardsbrunnskanalen, a canal in central Stockholm.

Founded in 1891, Skansen is the world’s first open-air museum which offers an amazing look into historical Swedish life. You can explore five centuries history with over 100 reconstructed farms and houses from different parts of Sweden. It was very interesting experience to meet the local characters working as farmers, carpenters, bakers who tell you the stories about different events and historical facts. Seglora Church is a wooden church dating back to the early 18th century. The town quarter shows urban life in Sweden during the 18th and 19th century.

The Älvros farmstead from the mid 19th century shows life in the north of Sweden, and traditional farm-bred animals.

Nordic animal at the Skansen park.

Astrid Lindgren’s Fairytale World Junibacken is situated on the island of Djurgården in the centre of Stockholm. It was an amazing experience to take a theme-train ride through the world of Astrid Lindgren’s books, with one “stage setting” for each of her well-known works, such as Madicken, Karlsson-on-the-Roof. There is also a great exhibition of different fairy tale characters inspired by amazing books. Brought back so many childhood memories.

Nobel Prize museum is located in the former Stock Exchange building and contains all essential information about the most prestigious prize in the world. Its main aim to spread knowledge and create interest and discussion around the natural sciences and culture.

Vasa Museum. The ship Vasa capsized and sank in Stockholm in 1628 ans after 333 years on the sea bed the warship was salvaged. Today Vasa is the world’s best preserved 17th century ship.

Night time is Stockholm.

R. Kipling family home Bateman’s

September 8, 2019October 27, 2022Posted in exhibition, TravelsTagged architecture, architecturephotography, batemans, burwash, england, etchingham, kipling, photography, Travels, ukLeave a comment

Bateman’s is a 17th-century house located in Burwash, East Sussex. It was a home of Rudyard Kipling from 1902 until his death in 1936.

Etchingham is a village in East Sussex and located on the way to Burwash and Bateman’s.

A bronze statue of Rudyard Kipling is unveiled in Burwash. It shows him seated on a bench with a book called “Just so”. This statue celebrates the work of Kipling and also encourages more visitors of Bateman’s to come into the wonderful village of Burwash itself.

Bateman’s is a beautiful old sandstone house surrounded by Sussex countryside. It was bought by Rudyard Kipling and his wife who fell in love with the house at first sight, it became a family home.

The rooms are much as he left them: artifacts from his Eastern adventures, a book lined study, his Nobel prize certificate for literature, a phonograph playing music.

An amazing garden with an orchard, herb garden, pond and wildflower meadow surrounds the house.

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.