Travelogues; . uxuries of civilizationsthat had been dead for centuries ere the mighty Peter wavedhis compelling wand of progress above the barren marshes ofthe Neva, and brought forth Peters city — Holy Petersburg,of which the holiest enceinte is the island of Saint Peter andSaint Paul — nucleus of the Russian Capital, fortress, prison,palace, sanctuary, necropolis of Peters line, last resting-place of the Imperial Romanoffs, where sleep the silentcompany of autocrats composed of all the Tsars save onefrom Peter I to Alexander HI,^ the citadel of St. Peter ST. PETERSBURG 39 and St. Paul is in
Travelogues; . uxuries of civilizationsthat had been dead for centuries ere the mighty Peter wavedhis compelling wand of progress above the barren marshes ofthe Neva, and brought forth Peters city — Holy Petersburg,of which the holiest enceinte is the island of Saint Peter andSaint Paul — nucleus of the Russian Capital, fortress, prison,palace, sanctuary, necropolis of Peters line, last resting-place of the Imperial Romanoffs, where sleep the silentcompany of autocrats composed of all the Tsars save onefrom Peter I to Alexander HI,^ the citadel of St. Peter ST. PETERSBURG 39 and St. Paul is indeed the heart of this creation ofPeter the Great, the chief city of the Muscovites. In former years the might of emperors was in blades ofsteel, in armor and in firearms. To-day it is in gold andsilver coin, and here in the old citadel of the Tsars we finda silent arsenal of obsolete weapons, and a new mint wheremodern machinery is striking the bright new roubles of HisImperial Majesty Nicholas the By permission THE HALL OK VASES IN THE HERMITAGE The palace of the Tsars faces their Necropolis from theleft bank of the Neva, which we cross again by means ofpontoon bridges, passing on our way the stately Bourse, orStock Exchange, upon another island. Five minutes more,and our swift, high-stepping cab horse — no striking excep- 40 ST. PETERSBURG tion to the rule, for the pubhc cabs and rapid, well-groomedhorses of St. Petersburg are a delight to the traveler —hasbrought us to the gates of the Winter Palace, the town abodeof the Imperial Court. Reddish brown in color, heavy andover-ornate in design, it yet impresses us as a dwelling-placeof princes. Its very size compels our admiration, but, as anIrishman would say, the finest things in the palace are out-
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