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Yesterday I was unable to post anything since I didn't have any internet access. But I'll try to reform myself. Here's snow-capped Saint-Isaak Cathedral. Everything is like in a fairy-story. Some of St.Petersburg daily photo visitors reflect upon the winter trip in Saint-Petersburg. If it worth or not to do it in a cold winter time. I'm not a good adviser, since I love my city and could be not objective. But just look at this beauty! It's like a promo-poster for tourists:)!
Having founded a city and built a fortress, Peter the Great's next priority was to create a Russian navy to gua¬rantee access to the sea and dominance over Sweden.
The Admiralty began life as a fortified shipyard built on this site between 1704-11. Two years later, some 10,000 men were employed in building the first battleships of the embryonic Russian navy.
One of Russia's most inspired architects, Andrey Zakharov, began to rebuild the Admiralty in 1806. The remarkable facade is 407 m (1,335 ft) in length and is adorned with an abun¬dance of sculptures and reliefs which document the glory of the Russian fleet. Zakharov retained some of the original features, including the central gate tower and spire which he recast in Neo-Classical style with columned porticos and pavilions. The heightened spire was gilded and topped with a model frigate. This has become a symbol of the city, just like the trumpet-blowing pair of angels on the portals of the facade overlooking the Neva.
In the 1840s, shipbuilding was moved downstream and the Admiralty was handed over to the Russian navy. It has been occupied by the Naval Engineering School since 1925.
