Peapix

  • Bing Gallery
  • Themes
  • Videos
  • Extension
Peapix
Bing Gallery
Themes
Videos
App & Extension
  • Canada
    All
    Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States

Bing Gallery

Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy
  1. Bing Gallery
  2. Canada
  3. 2020
  4. June 11
  5. Griboyedov Canal and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg, Russia
arrow_back_ios arrow_forward_ios Griboyedov Canal and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg, Russia

June 11, 2020

Griboyedov Canal and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg, Russia

© Tomas Sereda/Getty Image

A midsummer twilight's dream

The Russian language classifies light and dark shades of blue as separate colours—which comes in especially handy if you venture north to Saint Petersburg in midsummer. The seaport metropolis sits less than 800 kilometres outside the Arctic Circle, so at the height of summer, the twilit 'blue hour' coveted by photographers lasts virtually all night long as the sun hovers just below the horizon. It's a phenomenon dubbed the 'White Nights' and it usually lasts from mid-June 11 to early July.

This particular view peers past the dark blue ('siniy') waters of the Griboyedov Canal at the dramatically named Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. Framed against a light blue ('goluboi') sky, the church's colourful exterior is almost as dazzling as the motley mosaics covering the walls inside. The Griboyedov Canal, cutting south and west through a district dense with museums, theatres, and parks, is part of Saint Petersburg's intricate system of man-made waterways that earn the city one of its nicknames: 'Venice of the North.'

water city sky building boat outdoor cloud river

Related Images

View of Göreme from an observation deck, Göreme National Park, Cappadocia, TurkeyView of Göreme from an observation deck, Göreme National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey
Tianjin Binhai New Area Library in Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Binhai New Area Library in Tianjin, China
Old town of Málaga, SpainOld town of Málaga, Spain
Eiffel Tower in Paris, FranceEiffel Tower in Paris, France
Ancient theatre of Taormina in Sicily, ItalyAncient theatre of Taormina in Sicily, Italy
The Roman Forum, Rome, ItalyThe Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
The island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, FranceThe island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France
Old Town section of Bern, SwitzerlandOld Town section of Bern, Switzerland

Today Bing

Small loch in Glen Etive, Scotland

Small loch in Glen Etive, Scotland

Jun 11, 2021
Cracking Art installation at Le Mans Cathedral in 2015, Le Mans, France

Cracking Art installation at Le Mans Cathedral in 2015, Le Mans, France

Jun 11, 2019
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Jun 11, 2018
The Library of Celsus at Ephesus, near Selçuk, Turkey

The Library of Celsus at Ephesus, near Selçuk, Turkey

Jun 11, 2017
Exterior of Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India

Exterior of Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India

Jun 11, 2016

Related Tags

city sky building outdoor landscape cloud mountain nature house canyon tower skyscraper tree valley water sunset text dusk architecture window
Share photo
Share
Pin
Tweet
Line
Download 1920x1080
  • © 2022 Peapix.com
  • API
  • App
  • Privacy
The images are provided for wallpaper use only.