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Ceil-ed in AWE

Moi
Feb 3, 2021
2 min read

Updated: May 13, 2022

I was extremely excited about visiting St. Petersburg, Russia. Growing up in Los Angeles, it is literally (almost) half a world away. I was familiar with all the great locations: Peterhof Palace, Hermitage Museum and the The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood to name a few. Breathtaking imagery of these locales were ingrained into my mind but little did I know I would be completely and utterly AWESTRUCK by the interior's ceilings.

Unfortunately photography is not allowed inside the Peterhof Palace but take my word for it – AMAZING. I highly recommend touring St. Petersburg at least once in your lifetime. These images are from the Yusupov Palace. Light blue and gold are everywhere. The detail and craftsmanship aren't being done justice as all I had was my iPhone camera. I regret not taking my DSR camera on this trip. This is where Grigori Rasputin was reportedly murdered in 1916.

Next we have the Hermitage Museum which was founded by Catherine the Great and originally one of her many homes. It is now a state run museum. Love, right?

"Church of the Savior on Blood" isn't the most appealing name but wow, it is truly a majestic site to see. The outside is simply breathtaking with it's multi-colored onion domes. Once you venture inside you are literally brought to your knees. Mosaic's cover over 7000 square meters of the interior.

Our final stop was St. Isaac's Cathedral. Construction of this marvel took 40 years. The location was my absolute favorite. The amount of intricate detail left me in utter AWE. I spent the entire time looking up towards the imagined heavens. Truly a work of the divine.