saint petersburg

aged annunciation architecture bascule blagoveshchensky blue bridge building buildings byzantine cathedral christian christianity church city classical cross culture cupola day dome drawbridge elegance embankment europe exterior famous frozen gold golden granite greek historic historical history houses ice interest isaac landmark late leningrad lowering metal metallic monument neoclassical neva nobody old orthodox orthodoxy outdoor petersburg place quay reflection rendering residental residential ripple ripples river russia russian saint scenery sea segmental sky smoke temple the traditional travel view water waves winter