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19th-century vintage photo of the Sukharev Tower (1692-95) in Moscow. The tower served as a ceremonial gateway into the city.
An 1881 map of the Zaryadye district, showing now-destroyed buildings and streets.
An 1881 map of the Zaryadye district, showing now-destroyed buildings and streets.
Kitai-gorod wall. View to the Varvarka.
Kitai-gorod wall. View to the Varvarka.
Archival photo of the Spas-Na-Boru ("Savior in the Woods") Cathedral in the Kremlin, Moscow.
Archival photo of the Spas-Na-Boru ("Savior in the Woods") Cathedral in the Kremlin, Moscow.
Elizabeth Petrovna's Red Gate in the 1860's. Note the double-headed eagle carving, which was added for Nicholas I's coronation in 1825 and replaced a portrait of Elizabeth.
Detail from Melchior Lorich's panorama of Constantinople. High above the Golden Horn is the Sultan Mehmed-Fathi complex.
Detail from Melchior Lorich's panorama of Constantinople. High above the Golden Horn is the Sultan Mehmed-Fathi complex.