Photo Tour Through St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg Photos
By Kerry Kubilius, About.com Guide
The twin rostral columns of St. Petersburg have symbolic meaning. They signify Russia's four great rivers - the Volga, Neva, Dnieper, and Volkhov rivers. Once used like lighthouses to help guide ships, their lamps are now sometimes lit on special occasions.
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- Neva River and the Banks of the Neva
- Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg
- Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral
- Church of the Spilt Blood
- St. Petersburg's Bronze Horseman
- Admiralty in St. Petersburg
- Rostral Columns of St. Petersburg
- St. Isaac's Cathedral St. Petersburg
- Battleship Aurora on the Neva River
- The Catherine Palace St. Petersburg
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