View of the South base of the pillar with the sculptural figure of a sitting man, symbolizing the goddess of the sea and Commerce. Rostral columns ââ¬â architectural structures on the Spit of Vasilievsky island, in the centre of Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Northern Europe. In the nineteenth century functioned lamps (beacons) port of the Northern capital of Russia. Rostral columns were erected in 1810 by the French architect Thomas de Thomon, who decorated their Rostami ships. This embodiment shows the power and greatness of the Navy of the state, but also refers to the Roman custom to decorate columns Rostami defeated (trophy) enemy ships. The statue at the foot of the columns completed by the sculptor J. Kimberlina and J. Tiba. In the background of the picture, on the other Bank of the river Neva, on the background of a winter sunset cloud cloudy sky you can see the dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral.
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