Moonlights UNESCO WHS Blog: Russia

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Sonntag, 16. Dezember 2012

Russia - Lake Baikal

Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve. Known as the 'Galapagos of Russia', its age and isolation have produced one of the world's richest and most unusual freshwater faunas, which is of exceptional value to evolutionary science.

Lake Baikal

Samstag, 5. November 2011

Russia - Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow

Inextricably linked to all the most important historical and political events in Russia since the 13th century, the Kremlin (built between the 14th and 17th centuries by outstanding Russian and foreign architects) was the residence of the Great Prince and also a religious centre. At the foot of its ramparts, on Red Square, St Basil's Basilica is one of the most beautiful Russian Orthodox monuments.

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow - Isaak-Kathedrale

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow

Moscow

The Moscow Cremlin - Demaris

Red Square, State Historical Museum, RU-682015

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow - Gatschina - Der Große Palast - Lucy PP

The Moscow Cremlin - Demaris PP

Kremel, RU-15353, Russia

Red Square, Russia - RU-636621

The Moskow Kremlin, RU-16324, Russia

Russia - Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments

The 'Venice of the North', with its numerous canals and more than 400 bridges, is the result of a vast urban project begun in 1703 under Peter the Great. Later known as Leningrad (in the former USSR), the city is closely associated with the October Revolution. Its architectural heritage reconciles the very different Baroque and pure neoclassical styles, as can be seen in the Admiralty, the Winter Palace, the Marble Palace and the Hermitage.