relative position on 

 the opposite side of 

 the church were seated 

 members of the royal 

 family. Our location 

 was most fortunate 

 for observing the in- 

 teresting service. The 

 surroundings were 

 magnificent in the ex- 

 treme and the music 

 very beautiful. But 

 the voices of the 

 priests, while superb, 

 bore no comparison to 

 the one heard at the 

 anniversary service in 

 Moscow. 



At the far side of 

 the park in front of 

 St. Isaac's is the fa- 

 mous equestrian statue 

 of Peter the Great, 

 depicting the Emperor 

 seated upon a rearing 

 horse. The statue is 

 mounted on an enor- 

 mous boulder, as large 

 as a medium-sized 

 house. It is interest- 

 ing to note that this 

 great stone was 

 brought from the 

 shore of the Gulf of 

 Finland, 8 miles dis- 

 tant. A road was 

 built with iron tram- 

 ways and a special 

 bridge was thrown 

 across the Neva and 

 the boulder rolled 

 along on cannon balls, 

 hundreds of men and 

 horses being required 

 to bring it to its pres- 

 ent position. At the 

 first view one wonders 

 how the casting is held 

 in position ; but on 

 closer examination it 

 is found that the horse 

 is standing on an ad- 

 der, which typifies the 

 difficulties the great 

 ruler overcame. This 

 serpent spread on the 

 rock is swept by the 

 tail of the horse, and 



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