Smolny Convent in Winter
Submitted by Andrew Varlamov on Mon, 2010-06-21 14:06.
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The Smolny Convent was constructed at the behest of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna in 1748-1769 by architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, in the plan it forms a square in the shape of a crucifix, made of cell buildings and widows' house, in the centre is the five-domed Smolny Cathedral . Four single-domed churches on the corners enrich the silhouette of the ensemble – a masterpiece of Elizabethan Baroque. The facades are lavishly adorned with modelling; the corners are finished with tufts of columns, ornamented window-frames and bow-shaped pediments above the entrance.
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Re: Smolny Convent in Winter
Submitted by Jürgen Schrader on Mon, 2010-06-21 15:36.What a wonderful place - and one definitely would not want to see what's in the back of this ;)
Thank you for sharing.
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Jürgen Schrader
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Re: Smolny Convent in Winter
Submitted by Andrew Varlamov on Tue, 2010-07-13 08:59.Let's wait till Summer, because winter sun is lazy and light on the back of Cathedral is poor.
Thank You for kind words, Jürgen!