![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/33t.jpg) Stone stairs of Fort No. 1 (Stronghold Liter B) near Vyborg. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/34t.jpg) Stone wall of Fort No. 1 (Stronghold Liter B) near Vyborg. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/36t.jpg) Undeground shelter in Fort No. 1 (Stronghold Liter B) near Vyborg. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/37t.jpg) Small stalactite formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water in Fort No. 1 (Stronghold Liter B) near Vyborg. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/967/jpeg/12t.jpg) Stone stairs of Gril Platz in Fort Constantine, Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 21, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/05t.jpg) Large granite stone in Vyborg Bay near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1610/jpeg/16t.jpg) Corner tower with stone stairs of Al-Rekayat Fort in Umm Jasim area. Northern Qatar, June 6, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/40t.jpg) Grey lichen on a granite stone in Paltsevo Rock Massif near Svetogorsk Highway near Vyborg. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/08t.jpg) Folious lichens on a stone on Storozhok Peninsula near granite quarry near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1418/jpeg/10t.jpg) Old stone steps near Primorsky Highway. Solnechnoe, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/02t.jpg) Granite rocks and a boat in Vyborg Bay from Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1242/jpeg/20t.jpg) Grand stairs of Vitebsky Railway Station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 23, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1847/jpeg/33t.jpg) Small white flowers of dwarf snapdragon (Chaenorhinum minus) on stone steps of botanical institute in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/01t.jpg) Vyborg Bay from Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2184/jpeg/22t.jpg) Stone steps in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/03t.jpg) Granite boulders in Vyborg Bay near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2501/jpeg/16t.jpg) Stone steps of Palace of a duke Maximilian Leikhtenbergsky in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/04t.jpg) Granite stones on a beach of Vyborg Bay near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/07t.jpg) Large granite boulders in Vyborg Bay near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1243/jpeg/04t.jpg) Grand stairs of Polovtsev (Rapti) Palace in Dzerzhinskogo Village, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1902/jpeg/03t.jpg) Stairs of a house at 10A Storozhevoy Bashni Street. Vyborg, Russia, September 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1932/jpeg/04t.jpg) Stone steps below Bolshoy or Kristatelevy Pond (Zelionka Lake) in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 11, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2183/jpeg/06t.jpg) Stone steps below a dam of Bolshoy or Kristatelevy Pond (Zelionka Lake) in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1831/jpeg/05t.jpg) Stairs of Al-Rekayat Fort in Umm Jasim area. Northern Qatar, May 21, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1820/jpeg/15t.jpg) Grand Italian Stairs in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/06t.jpg) Stony beach of Vyborg Bay near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1663/jpeg/15t.jpg) Stone steps near Ruin Cascade in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1924/jpeg/04t.jpg) Stone steps on a slope in Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2184/jpeg/23t.jpg) Stone stairs in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1183/jpeg/17t.jpg) Cat on stone steps at Umm Wishah Street, Musheirib area. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/771/jpeg/06t.jpg) Grand stairs of National Theater of Opera and Ballet. Odessa, Ukraine, June 30, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1243/jpeg/18t.jpg) Old stone stairs in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1183/jpeg/16t.jpg) Cat sitting on stone steps at Umm Wishah Street, Musheirib area. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/771/jpeg/07t.jpg) Vaults of grand stairs of National Theater of Opera and Ballet. Odessa, Ukraine, June 30, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/10t.jpg) Stones scattered on a granite base on a beach of Vyborg Bay on Storozhok Peninsula near granite quarry near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1382/jpeg/09t.jpg) Stone steps near Carnegie Melon University in Education City campus. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/09t.jpg) Pine trees growing among granite stones on a beach of Vyborg Bay on Storozhok Peninsula near granite quarry near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1875/jpeg/30t.jpg) Small stone stairs of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1382/jpeg/11t.jpg) Stone steps between Texas A and M and Carnegie Melon University in Education City campus at rain. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/22t.jpg) Caper plant (Capparis spinosa) on steps of an abandoned stone house in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/32t.jpg) Ammunition storehouse in a cave near Vyborg. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/28t.jpg) Powder bunker of Vyborg Fortress. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/03t.jpg) Shores of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/466/jpeg/23t.jpg) Stone stairs in Robert H. Treman State Park near Ithaca. New York, October 8, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/31t.jpg) Interior of a small granite cave near Vyborg. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/29t.jpg) Gate of a powder bunker of Vyborg Fortress. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3591/jpeg/06t.jpg) Buildings of Vyborg Historical Power Station at 20A Morskaya Naberezhnaya Street. Vyborg, Russia, August 5, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/30t.jpg) Examining a granite cliff during a geological tour near Vyborg. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/04t.jpg) A house at 40 Geroev Street in Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1605/jpeg/09t.jpg) Grand Ruin Stone Bridge in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/25t.jpg) Various crustose lichens on a granite shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2509/jpeg/07t.jpg) Stone ruins at Parkovaya Street in Vyborg. Russia, May 24, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1279/jpeg/23t.jpg) Grand Ruin Stone Bridge of Alexandria Park. Peterhof (Petrodvorets), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/08t.jpg) Close-up of green moss on granite shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/09t.jpg) Texture of green moss on granite shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/10t.jpg) Common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) on granite of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/23t.jpg) Brown crustose lichen on a granite shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/17t.jpg) Physcia lichen on a granite boulder on shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/26t.jpg) Rosette lichen Physcia on a granite shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3581/jpeg/31t.jpg) Round Pond and Grand Cascade in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3581/jpeg/08t.jpg) Observation deck of Grand Cascade in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2007/596/jpeg/26t.jpg) Stone fence of Monrepo Park. Vyborg, Russia, September 1, 2007
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2074/jpeg/03t.jpg) Stone ruins on Tverdysh Island. Vyborg, Russia, June 23, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1096/jpeg/14t.jpg) Stone house on Suvorovsky Prospect. Vyborg, Russia, August 12, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1647/jpeg/03t.jpg) Stone stairs in Qanat Quartier (Venetian style waterfront village), in Pearl Development Project. Doha, Qatar, September 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1389/jpeg/14t.jpg) Stone stairs of research section (blue area) of Texas A and M University on campus of Education City. Doha, Qatar, April 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1839/jpeg/13t.jpg) Stone stairs in Qanat Quartier (Venetian style waterfront village) in Pearl Development Project. Doha, Qatar, June 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flowers of stonecrop (Sedum, Hylotelephium telephium(?)) on shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/27t.jpg) Close-up of rosette lichen Physcia on a granite shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/24t.jpg) Xanthoparmelia and Rhizocarpon geographicum lichens on a granite shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/05t.jpg) Rapakivi granite with large round crystals on shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1902/jpeg/09t.jpg) Stone fence of Monrepo (Mon Repos) Park. Vyborg, Russia, September 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1441/jpeg/15t.jpg) Granite stone in a courtyard at 12 Krepostnaya Street. Vyborg, Russia, June 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/07t.jpg) Grey crustose lichen Aspicilia on a granite boulder on shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/20t.jpg) Rock shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia) on a granite boulder on shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/06t.jpg) Yellow map lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum) on a granite boulder on shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2510/jpeg/31t.jpg) Stone bear from an old railway station building on Vokzalnaya Street in Vyborg. Russia, May 24, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3581/jpeg/27t.jpg) Flowerbeds of Parterre of Private Garden of Mariya Fiodorovna behind Grand Palace in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3581/jpeg/30t.jpg) Coleus in Parterre of Private Garden of Mariya Fiodorovna behind Grand Palace in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1677/jpeg/26t.jpg) Bridge to Marsa Arabia in Pearl Qatar Development from a stone stairs. Doha, Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/18t.jpg) Growth of yellow map lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum) on a granite boulder on shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/38t.jpg) Resupinate polypore mushroom on a fallen spruce branch in a rocky mountainous area around Paltsevo, near Vyborg. Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/21t.jpg) Rosette of yellow map lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum) on a granite boulder on shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1933/jpeg/18t.jpg) Grand Stone Bridge in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3581/jpeg/29t.jpg) Begonia flowers in Parterre of Private Garden of Mariya Fiodorovna behind Grand Palace in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3581/jpeg/28t.jpg) Flowering plants in Parterre of Private Garden of Mariya Fiodorovna behind Grand Palace in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1902/jpeg/18t.jpg) Large mossy stone in a forest near Monrepo (Mon Repos) Park. Vyborg, Russia, September 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2510/jpeg/18t.jpg) Birch growing on a stone fence at Storozhevoy Bashni Street in old city of Vyborg. Russia, May 24, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1927/jpeg/25t.jpg) Stone fence of Monrepo (Mon Repos) Park. Vyborg, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 7, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1926/jpeg/09t.jpg) Stone gate of a house at Lenina Prospect in Vyborg, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 7, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1703/jpeg/29t.jpg) Stone ruins near Al Thugab Fort, on northern coast. Qatar, December 12, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/460/jpeg/17t.jpg) Stairs in Marble Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 25, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3573/jpeg/22t.jpg) Circular round patch of yellow map lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum) on a granite boulder on shore of Gvardeysky Island. Vyborg, Russia, July 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1614/jpeg/12t.jpg) Stone ruins near Al Thugab Fort. North-west coast, Qatar, June 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1703/jpeg/28t.jpg) Stone fence of a tower of Al Thugab Fort, on northern coast. Qatar, December 12, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1614/jpeg/11t.jpg) Stone remains near Al Thugab Fort. North-west coast, Qatar, June 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1481/jpeg/21t.jpg) Stone balls at archeological display near Zubara Fort. Northern Qatar, September 20, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/01t.jpg) Ruins of a house at the beginning of Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) near Kubenskoe in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3579/jpeg/02t.jpg) Ruins of a bridge to Kubensky Island near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
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