Colorized photo of horse-drawn carriages and soldiers on a bridge leading to Vasilyevsky Island, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1901. One of the Rostral Columns is to the left and the Stock Exchange Building is in the center of the image. (Photo by Burton Holmes)

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The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange (also Bourse) and Rostral Columns, located in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Federation, are significant examples of Greek Revival architecture. Designed by French architect Thomas de Thomon, and inspired by the Greek Temple of Hera at Paestum, the stock exchange was constructed between 1805 and 1810. The rostral columns erected on either side of the Stock Exchange were completed in 1811. The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange is located at Birzhevaya Ploschad 4.

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Size: 3281px × 2889px
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Photo credit: © Burton Holmes Historical Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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