Arkhangelskoe

by Michael Oschepkov ( Russia )

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11. We walked around the church and came back to the gates.

12. Above the gates - mosaic with the countenance of a holy protector of the place - St. Michael the Archangel.

13. And behind the gates - a little summer cafeteria.

14. A brass band on the grass. Classical music is often played at Arkhangelskoe.

15. We are approaching the colonnade.

16. The mausoleum was built in 1906 - 1916. Young Nicolai Yusupov (1883 - 1908) died in a duel. We do not know if his remains rest here.

17. Behind the mausoleum.

18. Of all household buildings only this modest wooden house has survived.

19. The house is decorated with pseudo-gothic windows.

20. Over the small bridge.

 
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