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Grand roof of Saint-PetersburgGrand roof of Saint-Petersburg
10.03.10Saint-Petersburg© Ветер Дорог

Enormous Saint-Petersburg roof! A true classic! It is adjoins other roofs so that it becomes possible to walk from one roof to another. Dvortsovy Bridge, St Isaac Cathedral and St. Peter and Paul Fortress are all opened to your regard! Take a slow walk about an hour and enjoy the panorama ? More

comments: 14Rating: + 28photos: 2
Cozy homey roofCozy homey roof
10.03.10Saint-Petersburg© Ветер Дорог

In the yard among tightly closed doors there is the one that is wide opened open and even without code lock. You get in (you just can’t help it!), go upstairs and see the locks, but do not give up – go till the end of the stairs. Having overcome the last span you will find the opened doors with the padlocks hanging on the unlocked shackles. And... More

comments: 5Rating: + 10photos: 2
Green DragonGreen Dragon
25.02.10Saint-Petersburg© admin

A True Dragon – a huge green winged creature – lives in this yard. Come to see it! More

comments: 4Rating: + 18photos: 6
Piratskij centrPiratskij centr
11.02.10OdessaСофия

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comments: 0Rating: + 8photos: 1
Arbor-rotundaArbor-rotunda
06.02.10Saint-PetersburgIrinayam

A piece of Italy is hidden here: in the center of the yard there is a rotunda with five white columns. At one of the house walls an unknown painter has drawn the window apertures, a vase with red flowers and fluffy clouds on the tender blue sky. You will always find here a piece of serene sky ? More

comments: 2Rating: + 18photos: 4
(no title)Tower
02.02.10Saint-Petersburg© Николай

An odd red-brick tower stands in one of the yards of Vasilyevsky island. It is an 11 meters high tower, about 2 meters in diameter. The roof is made of teen-plated sheet metal. The tower was covered with white figures that are erased now. It is said that in the XIX century here was a pharmacy and a laboratory of Vilgelm Wilhelm Pel, a famous chemist.... More

comments: 229Rating: + 91photos: 89
Mosaics Mosaics
03.09.09Saint-Petersburg© admin

This yard is decorated by professors and students of Russian Academy of Arts. You will see mosaics everywhere: on the playground and the benches, on the house walls… All the items keep the hands’ warm of the creators. I could try to describe it in words but better come and see the marvelous place. – it is vainly to describe it in... More

comments: 5Rating: + 70photos: 19
The Emerald City The Emerald City
03.09.09Saint-Petersburg© admin

This yard on Pravdy street is decorated in 2007. A yellow brick road leads to the Emerald City - the capital of the Land of Oz. On your way you will meet its famous citizens: Scarecrow, Iron Woodcutter, Lion, charming Cannibal, saber-toothed tigers and kind fairies Stella, Velina and Faromanta. More

comments: 33Rating: + 60photos: 25
Toys in the yardToys in the yard
03.09.09Saint-Petersburg© admin

In this yard one can find a strange garden – it is decorated with toys. The toys belong to a couple leaving living nearby. They appear here every year and now the amount has reached already 70 ? It looks strange… More

comments: 8Rating: + 2photos: 4
Chandeliers in on the treesChandeliers in on the trees
03.09.09Saint-Petersburg© admin

The city center is full of attractions but the outskirts could also boast several margins hide plenty of curious things: for example, this yard on Dybenko street. A local handyman decorated the yard with different chandeliers made of plastic. It is definitely worth seeing!   More

comments: 2Rating: + 40photos: 4
Andrey Petrov’s gardenAndrey Petrov’s garden
15.08.09Saint-Petersburg© admin

This garden is decorated by with sculptures of different violins: violin-apple, violin-shoe, violin-sphinx etc. Also from time to time Andrey Petrov’s music sounds here. Come to enjoy the sound and the look of violin in visual and auditory ways. More

comments: 2Rating: + 20photos: 8
Yard nearby metro station “Vladimirskaya”Yard nearby metro station “Vladimirskaya”
15.08.09Saint-Petersburg© admin

The yard nearby metro station “Vladimirskaya” is decorated in rather extraordinary manner. More

comments: 5Rating: + 6photos: 2
Mosaics on Rubinshteyna streetMosaics on Rubinshteyna street
15.08.09Saint-Petersburg© admin

Mosaics judges would have appreciated this yard: angels, ships, janitors and pigeons are on the house walls… It’s a nice and cozy place. More

comments: 12Rating: + 22photos: 5
Backyard of Sadovaya streetBackyard of Sadovaya street
15.08.09Saint-Petersburg© admin

It is probably one of the most interesting yards of Central district. One can find here cats, blossoming trees, an image of Neva Embankment on the firewall of one of the houses and also different forged items. In a word, it worth seeing? More

comments: 5Rating: + 24photos: 11



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