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The Chapel of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God was built in 1781 over the Voskresensky (Resurrection) Gate in Moscow, Russia, to hold a replica of an icon brought from Greece in 1669. The Soviet Government removed the chapel in 1929 and the gate in 1931. Both were rebuilt between 1994 and 1996. The gate leads to Red Square.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, is a war memorial dedicated to Soviet soldiers killed during World War II. First unveiled in 1967, the eternal flame emanates from the center of a five-pointed star located in front of the tombstone.
The Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed (actual name is the Cathedral of Intercession of Theotokas on the Moat) in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, was erected in 1555-61 to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. It has operated as a division of the State Historical Museum since 1928, and it was secularized in 1929.
The Kazan Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church located in the northeast corner of Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Originally built in 1636, the Soviet Government destroyed it in 1936. It was rebuilt between 1990 and 1993 using detailed measurements and photos that had been preserved.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Smolensk and its octagonal bell tower at the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1524 to commemorate the capture of Smolensk from Lithuania and became a convent for ladies of noble birth and also a prison for female royals. Most of the current cathedral dates to the mid-17th century.
The Bronze Horseman -- an equestrian statue of Peter I in St. Petersburg, Russia -- has become a symbol of the city.
The cruiser "Aurora" anchored in St. Petersburg Harbor in Russia. A blank shot fired from this ship signaled the assault on the Winter Palace and launched the October 1917 Revolution.
Peterhof Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia, sits on a hill overlooking the Gulf of Finland. It was Peter I's summer palace and boasts an array of 64 decorative fountains, including a sculpture of Samson prying open the jaws of a lion.
The former imperial Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, is now part of the Hermitage Museum.
The General Staff Building in St. Petersburg's Palace Square in Russia was built in the 1820s and commemorates the victory over Napoleon. Under the Russian Empire, the West Wing housed the General Staff, and the East Wing contained the Foreign Ministry and the Finance Ministry. The building is now part of the Hermitage Museum.
The Alexander Column is a focal point of Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Winter Palace appears in the background. The single-piece red granite column was erected between 1830 and 1834 in commemoration of Czar Alexander I, who led the Russian victory against Napoleonic France.
Russia's Old St. Petersburg Stock Exchange (white building) and one of its flanking columns, overlooking the inner harbor of the city.
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