karelia — the village of belaya gora — an art object made of rock marble

wilderness woodland rock stream trail tree forest pond plant garden geology boulder autumn wildlife flower nature leaf wetland karelia village belaya gora art object marble white mountain karel valgeimägi girvassky rural settlement kondopozhsky district republic russian federation 1757 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