ST. ISAACS CATHEDRAL, ST. PETERSBURG 

 It is said of this cathedral that " Into the construction of no other building known has such a lavish 

 quantity of semi-precious stones entered." These include ten columns of malachite thirty feet high, 

 several columns of lapis lazuli, great mosaic panels, and rails of pure alabaster. 



A THREE-HORSE TEAM, MOSCOW 



Teams of large handsome horses resplendent in brass-bestudded harness, the center animal in the 

 shaft with the wooden arch (duga) over its neck and a prancing mate on either side, are peculiarly 

 Russian and may frequently be seen in the large cities. 



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