24 February 2011
Sender: oksana_raz
House with Chimaeras
From the net - "House with Chimaeras" was built in the period of 1901–1902 by noted architect Vladislav Gorodetsky and derived its popular name from its ornate decorations depicting various scenes of exotic animals and hunting scenes, which were added because Gorodetsky was an avid hunter. The name does not refer to the chimaera of mythology, but to an architectural style known as Chimaera decoration in which animal figures are applied as decorative elements to a building."
Beautiful stamps were affixed to the postcard!
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