Nicholas I monument & Isaac cathedral, St. Petersburg – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Nicholas I monument & Isaac cathedral, St. Petersburg, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Nicholas I monument & Isaac cathedral, St. Petersburg
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In this view, the bronze equestrian statue of Tsar Nicholas I stands in the square before St. Isaac's Cathedral, its gilded dome rising behind it. Auguste de Montferrand designed the cathedral, which was completed in 1858 after nearly four decades of construction. The statue, by Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, was unveiled in 1859, and pairing an imperial monument with a great church reflects the close ties between faith and crown in imperial Russia. Published in Philadelphia around 1900, the card was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope to give the scene a sense of depth.
| Created / published | Philadelphia, : C.H. Graves, publisher and gen'l. manager, c1900. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1900.Photographic prints 1900. |
| Notes | 3101 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7108. |
| Subjects | Monuments & memorials--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--1900. Cathedrals--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,266 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-178685 |
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