#Palace Square

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The Alexander Column (or Alexandrian Column) in Palace Square, Saint Petersburg

It is considered the tallest column in the world at 155 feet. The column stands as the focal point of Palace Square. It was designed by a French architect and built between 1830 and 1834 to honor Russia's victory over France in the Napoleonic Wars.

The column is topped by an angel whose face is remarkably similar to that of Alexander I. On the side of the sculpted base is an inscription that says, "To Alexander I from a grateful Russia."

The column is considered a remarkable engineering accomplishment. A single piece of red granite was obtained in Finland and transported by sea to Saint Petersburg on a barge specially designed for this purpose. Without the aid of modern cranes and engineering machines, the column, weighing 661 tons, was erected by 3,000 men under the guidance of William Handyside in less than 2 hours. It is set so neatly that no attachment to the base is needed, and it is fixed in position by its own weight alone.

Around 1952, there were plans to substitute the sculpture of the Angel by one of Stalin. Nothing came of those plans.

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The Terreiro do Paço (Palace Square) and the Ribeira Royal Palace, prior to their destruction in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

Paço da Ribeira,First half of the 18th century

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Palace Square, Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA

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[russianreader]

"Murderers, You Bombed It to Smithereens"

“Murderers, You Bombed It to Smithereens”

Of course, as a true masochist, I went to Palace Square to look at those hearts, small and large, supposedly symbolizing the sister cities of Petersburg and Mariupol. It is clear whose heart is the small one, and whose the big one, in the imperial capital. My thoughts about this are unprintable, so I’ll omit them. But I went for curiosity’s sake: how many people would be getting their pictures…

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📷 Yosya Yosina

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Cinematic

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Monumental Arch of Palmyra

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Why is asgards palace so big like what are they doing in there

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Venus and Cupid (ca. 1520) by Lucas Cranach the Elder or follower (1472–1553), paint on wood, 104 × 57 cm, National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest

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Representatives from the Trade Federation trying to enforce an embargo on Naboo. "The Thinker" on the right.

[indelen]

Since the universe of Lockwood and Co seems to have been extremely similar to our own prior to The Problem, I think its interesting that British government and other institutions, as well as London and it's surrounding areas and landmarks are all reasonably well described but absolutely no mention is ever made of the Royal Family and I think its reasonable to conclude they all got insta-killed by a MASSIVE wave of pissed off Visitors in the 50-60s. Either their own ancestors or those that came out of all the stolen stuff The Empire looted and surrounded it's royalty with on a daily basis. Like something very angry came out of the Koh-i-noor or the Stone of Scone and that was the end of House of Windsor and now Brits being Brits no one talks about it they just keep calm and carry on.

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The News from Petersburg

The News from Petersburg

“Mariupol. Saint Petersburg.” A snapshot purportedly taken earlier today by Tatyana Razumovskaya (see her Facebook post, below). The LED composition “Double Hearts” has been installed on Palace Square in honor of the sister city relationship between Petersburg and Mariupol, as reported on the city’s VK page. The “Double Hearts” project was approved by Governor Alexander Beglov. Earlier, the…