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Saint Petersburg
, the second-largest city in Russia, is situated at the head of the
Gulf of Finland
on the
Baltic Sea
. This photograph shows the eastern end of
Vasilyevsky Island
, known as the spit, surrounded by the river
Neva
. The
Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns
, built in the
Greek Revival style
in the first decade of the nineteenth century, are visible in the centre.
Photograph credit:
Alexander Savin
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