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Andrew Varlamov
Turquoise mosque
Saint Petersburg, Russia

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As words "mosque", "minaret" and "turquoise" remind You of their oriental origin, as turquoise color of mosque, its minarets, portals and dome catch Your eye under cloudy sky of Saint-Petersburg.

The Mosque was designed by architects Nikolay Vasilievich Vasilyev, Stepan Samoilovich Krichinsky and Alexander Ivanovich von Gogen, the project combined traditions of Muslim architecture (the main prototype was the Gur-e Amir Mausoleum in Samarkand) and elements of the Northern Modern.

The majolica decor was created under the guidance of ceramicist Peter Kuzmich Vaulin.

Geographic Coordinates:
Latitude: 59° 57' 18.72" N
Longitude: 30° 19' 24.6" E
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Date/Time:
September 18, 2008 - 13:58 UTC (17:58 local time)

Equipment:
Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Pentax SMC P-DA Fish-Eye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED (IF)
Tripod: Manfrotto 190XB
Tripod Head: Nodal Ninja 3
Software: PTGui 7.8 by New House Internet Services B.V. (dated by April 2, 2008), MinGW version of PanoTools library 2.8.0 (dated by November 24, 2005) from Jim Watters' PanoTools site, Pano2QTVR version 1.6.6 pro flash by Thomas Rauscher.