Baroque architecture in Russia

Petergof (), known as Petrodvorets () from 1944 to 1997, is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.

convent and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Moscow, Russia

Peterhof Palace & Park ensemble

room made of amber

Strelna () is a municipal settlement in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, about halfway between Saint Petersburg proper and Petergof, and overlooking the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Population:

monastery in Moscow, Russia

thumb|right|Former metochion of the Eastern Orthodox Church of Alexandria in the [[Church of All Saints, Moscow]] A metochion or metochi ( or ; or ) is an ecclesiastical embassy church within Eastern Orthodox tradition. It is usually from one autocephalous or autonomous church to another. The term is also used to refer to a parish representation (or dependency) of a monastery or a primate.

Russian architectural style

building in Saint Petersburg, Russia

church

former landmark in Moscow, Russia

style of Baroque architecture and decoration favoured by Peter the Great

Russian architectural style

thumb|275px|right|Krutitsy by night

château