Association for the advancement of rosters 4

Vladivostok : Rostral Column erected on the occasion of the city's 100th anniversary. Sculptor V. Zaverev, architect L. Stolyarevsky @ citmap

The cape of Basil Island (Vasilievsky Island) is called a Spit (Strelka) (Tongue of Land) because it sticks out into the Neva Riverin the shape of a spit and divides it into two estuaries. The spot ranks as one of the most prominent architectural sights in Saint- Petersburg. The two almost a hundred feet high redbrick.

Rostral Columns raised on the Spit in 1810 and designed by an architect Tomas de Tomon as a symbol of the naval supremacy of the Russian Empire and in honor of the Russian fleet victories. The shafts of the columns are decorated with the sculptural images of bows (rostra) of enemy ships. The five metre high allegoric statues installed at the foot of each column embody the four main Russian northern rivers: Volga, Dnieper, Neva and Volhov. The St.Petersburg Columns were designed as beacons or lighthouses as well and in 1957 the natural gas was laid up to the stone lighting cups at the top of each column, They are still fitted with gas lamps that are lit on ceremonial occasions. They are reminders that until the 1880s this part of Petersburg was a thriving port.

Now we have rosters :
- Protruding upon diverse parts of animals, fish, insects and organs – easy, just search - and in front of ships ;
@ petersburg-travel-guide
- Added to columns commemorating naval victories : two in Rome, four in Russia (St Pete’s two, Tsarskoie, Vladi’s), seen on Flickr, Google, matchboxes and ruble notes. Any more ? Send them (feel free to comment.)