Image: Patersen Strelka (spit) of Vasilyevsky Island as seen from Dvortsovaya embankment 1807

Description: In the foreground: the granite embankment of the Neva River (1763-1780) at the old Hermitage. In the background: The Spit of Vasilyevsky Island, the StockExchange (1805-1810), and the two Rostral Columns (1805-1810) by architect Thomas de Tomon. Theembankment was constructed between 1804 and thesecond decade of the 19th century. Blueprints for the uncompleted section of the spit were used when creating the composition. The building on the left is the edifice of the Russian Academy of Science, designed by architect A.D. Zaharov, which was never built.
Title: The Strelka (spit) of Vasilyevsky Island, as seen from the Dvortsovaya embankmentlabel QS:Len,"The Strelka (spit) of Vasilyevsky Island, as seen from the Dvortsovaya embankment" label QS:Lfr,"La Bourse a St. Petersburg" label QS:Lru,"Вид на стрелку Васильевского острова с Дворцовой набережной"
Credit: http://www.bruun-rasmussen.dk
Author: Benjamin Patersen
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