karelia — the village of belaya gora — a rock on the shore

tree lake river wilderness water plant reservoir shore mountain terrain coast cliff waterway nature sea rock flower pond reflection karelia village belaya gora white karel valgeimägi girvassky rural settlement kondopozhsky district republic russian federation 1757 marble deposit discovered xviii century merchant martyanov native lychny island breaking began belogorsky tivdian used decoration buildings palaces petersburg isaac's cathedral winter mikhailovsky mariinsky engineering castle kazan cathedral quarry operated beginning century