Rumyantsev Obelisk
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The Rumyantsev Obelisk is a granite obelisk located in Saint Petersburg. It is at the centre of Rumyantsev Square, on Vasilyevsky Island, between the Menshikov Palace and the Saint Petersburg Institut
Rumyantsev Obelisk, Rumyantsev Square [ru]
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The monument on the Field of Mars in 1814. In the background to the right is the Suvorov Monument. Both were relocated in 1818.
Moyka
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The Moyka is a short river in Saint Petersburg which splits from the Neva River. Along with the Neva, the Fontanka river, and canals including the Griboyedov and Kryukov, the Moyka encircles the centr
Rumyantsev Obelisk
…plaque with the gilt inscription "Rumyantsev's victories" (Russian: Румянцова побѣдамъ). Initially sited towards the south of the meadow, close to the Moyka River, the obelisk was moved towards the northern end, closer to the Marble Palace and the River Neva, when Mikhail Kozlovsky's Suvorov Monument was erected…
View of the Moyka from the Pevchesky Bridge
The 99-metre-wide (325 ft) Blue Bridge spans the Moyka in front of the Mariinsky Palace, joining it to the larger part of Saint Isaac's Square with its landmark cathedral of the same name
The Summer Garden's Moyka Fence, a detail depicting a shield with the head of Gorgon Medusa and attributes of Roman lictors' authority - fasces
The Moyka fence of the Garden section near Fontanka