... ([info]kattnej) wrote in [info]deathly_decayed,
2005-08-21 23:52:00
Hello. I've been lurking for a while, my first post here. I'm an amateur photographer and a taphophile. It is very nice to find a community with many talented photographers that concentrates on just what I like, old cemeteries, places with history of their own, where it does not smell of fresh pain and rotten meat, where time flows like thick honey. Without posing goth chics.

This set is from the Novodevichye Cemetery in St.Petersburg, Russia. The cemetery was established in the 17th century around the Novodevichiy Monastery and was active until 1930's, now it is oficially closed. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was a place of prestige, where the wealthy and the noble were buried. The great painter Vrubel, writers Tyutchev and Nekrasov, among others. There are very many gorgeous tombs and gravestones, of which the majority are in an awfully sad state.







This bizarre formation was to be found in the tomb above







This (or worse) is how the majority of the tombs look like



A shame that I used BW film, since the Jesus head had its authentic colours left






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[info]blackrayne

August 21 2005, 22:30:08 UTC 6 years ago

Very nice! :)

I really like the one in the 4th and 5th photos... such amazing detail in the structure!

[info]kattnej

August 24 2005, 13:38:13 UTC 6 years ago

Re: Very nice! :)

Thank you. That tomb is breathtakingly beautiful.

[info]puter_pixie

August 21 2005, 23:29:20 UTC 6 years ago

excellent shots!!!!

[info]kattnej

August 24 2005, 13:38:45 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks :D

[info]loupnoir

August 22 2005, 00:38:07 UTC 6 years ago

Wow! Those are wonderful. Really enjoyed them.

[info]kattnej

August 24 2005, 13:39:39 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks, I'm glad you did.

[info]castlelady

August 22 2005, 00:45:09 UTC 6 years ago

Wow, place of prestige indeed! I can only imagine how gorgeous this must have been when the cemetery was being taken care of. Number 4 and 5 are my favorites. The tomb looks like a little church. It's really a shame that such a beautiful cemetery is falling to pieces.

[info]kattnej

August 24 2005, 13:53:26 UTC 6 years ago

Yeah, and the shots I did were only a small part of the gorgeousness. It's a real shame, though it is very pretty (perhaps prettier) as abandoned, too. Hopefully the city's authoroties will do something about it before it'll fall apart completely, since may famous peple are buried there.

[info]pinkyogamuffin

August 22 2005, 11:35:46 UTC 6 years ago

These are amazing. If I ever make it to Russia (it's one country I really want to see) I'd definitely like to see this graveyard. St Petersburg is a city I've always wanted to visit. Thanks for posting these.

[info]kattnej

August 24 2005, 13:58:12 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. St. Petersburg (my original hometown) is special and is definitely worth a visit. If there's anything you want to know about the city or it's cemeteries - you're welcome to ask.

[info]inkygypsy

August 22 2005, 13:18:29 UTC 6 years ago

absolutely fantastic. Thank you for sharing.

[info]kattnej

August 24 2005, 13:58:45 UTC 6 years ago

My pleasure :D

[info]cuntishness

August 23 2005, 08:21:20 UTC 6 years ago

i am particularly fond of the 3rd and 4th.

[info]kattnej

August 24 2005, 14:01:05 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you, my favourites, too.
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