Are all of you aware that here in Russia, the Russians do NOT call Moscow by that name Moscow?
This is one reason that I really like to see how names are spelled in Russian.
In the Russian Language, Moscow is spelled МОСКВА.
The word МОСКВА is 'sounded out as' MOSKVA.
A few weeks ago Patti and I were riding with friends in their automobile and we came upon a local attraction, one that I had passed many times without taking any special interest in it.
One of them exclaimed : "There is the Moskva Gate!"
So out came my camera and, while driving on-the-run, I quickly snapped the three below photos of the Moscow Gate here in Irkutsk.
Then, armed with only the above three photos, I did a Trip Advisor Post about the Moscow Gate.
Then, because the above hastily snapped three photos do not do the gate justice, I promised myself that I would return and do a serious photo shoot of the Moscow Gate.
Below you have the results of my return to the Moscow Gate.
I snapped the long distance photos coming up next while standing on the below bridge over the road.
In the distance you can see the Moscow Gate.
In each of the photos, on the left is a monument to the Founder's of Irkutsk Russian Siberia.
To the right, in the distance is the Moscow Gate.
Now I am walking along the street as I approach the gate.
As you can see, this is a very special area of Irkutsk with facilities for all ages.
Now we are at the Moscow Gate.
Panning from the above photo to the right.
Now we will walk around the gate.
Now we have walked around the gate and are looking back at it.
The Angara River looking up stream (above) and down stream (below).
I do not understand the below tradition, but here in Russia, people like to leave locked padlocks as a sign they visited a location.
There you have a short visit to the Moscow Gate here in Irkutsk Russian Siberia.
With Joy ..
Cap and Patti
This is one reason that I really like to see how names are spelled in Russian.
In the Russian Language, Moscow is spelled МОСКВА.
The word МОСКВА is 'sounded out as' MOSKVA.
A few weeks ago Patti and I were riding with friends in their automobile and we came upon a local attraction, one that I had passed many times without taking any special interest in it.
One of them exclaimed : "There is the Moskva Gate!"
So out came my camera and, while driving on-the-run, I quickly snapped the three below photos of the Moscow Gate here in Irkutsk.
Then, armed with only the above three photos, I did a Trip Advisor Post about the Moscow Gate.
Then, because the above hastily snapped three photos do not do the gate justice, I promised myself that I would return and do a serious photo shoot of the Moscow Gate.
Below you have the results of my return to the Moscow Gate.
I snapped the long distance photos coming up next while standing on the below bridge over the road.
In the distance you can see the Moscow Gate.
In each of the photos, on the left is a monument to the Founder's of Irkutsk Russian Siberia.
To the right, in the distance is the Moscow Gate.
Now I am walking along the street as I approach the gate.
As you can see, this is a very special area of Irkutsk with facilities for all ages.
Now we are at the Moscow Gate.
Panning from the above photo to the right.
Now we will walk around the gate.
Now we have walked around the gate and are looking back at it.
The Angara River looking up stream (above) and down stream (below).
I do not understand the below tradition, but here in Russia, people like to leave locked padlocks as a sign they visited a location.
There you have a short visit to the Moscow Gate here in Irkutsk Russian Siberia.
With Joy ..
Cap and Patti
Beautiful photos, Cap. When I was in St. Petersburg, I photographed a bridge that had hundreds of padlocks on the railings. My understanding is that couples left them there as a sign of their commitment to each other. I also read a story that the padlocks were weighing down the railings so much that they had to be removed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gullible for you comment and for enlightening me about the padlocks. To think they were weighing down the railings and had to be removed. Happy you liked the photos and thanks for saying so. Smiles Cap and Patti
DeleteFrom an online site: "The idea is simple: a couple crosses the bridge and puts a padlock on a section of the chainlink fence. The lock represents their love, and it will stay there for all of eternity. They then dramatically hurl the keys to the lock into the body of water under the bridge. They make out a bit. And then they leave. The lock stays."
ReplyDeleteA few months later, the Pont des Arts collapsed. Or rather, a section of the fence that had been covered in locks collapsed. Individual locks are not very heavy, but hundreds of locks at a time are, and the poor chain link fence just couldn’t take it anymore. The bridge had become a huge attraction in and of itself. Hawkers sold locks (and sharpies, for those who wanted to sign their name to their crime) to passing couples on the bridge, and, in spite of warnings from French officials that it was not really good for the bridge to be weighed down by tens of thousands of locks, the tradition exploded. So what happened was inevitable.
"A few months later, the Pont des Arts collapsed. Or rather, a section of the fence that had been covered in locks collapsed. Individual locks are not very heavy, but hundreds of locks at a time are, and the poor chain link fence just couldn’t take it anymore. The bridge had become a huge attraction in and of itself. Hawkers sold locks (and sharpies, for those who wanted to sign their name to their crime) to passing couples on the bridge, and, in spite of warnings from French officials that it was not really good for the bridge to be weighed down by tens of thousands of locks, the tradition exploded. So what happened was inevitable.
"Eventually, French officials took down all of the locks (including, presumably, our own), with their final weight clocking in at a staggering 45 tons. They never ended up fishing the over 700,000 keys out of the Seine. "
Fascinating information Gullible. 45 tons of locks and 700,000 keys. That must mean there were 700,000 locks or thereabouts. Amazing. Again thanks so much for your comment. Hugs from Patti and Smiles from me.
DeleteDear Cap sir and Madam Patti, thanks for beautiful images of the historical places. Thanks for adding to my general knowledge about the name and pronnciation of Moscow. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteThanks Raj so much for your comment and for telling me that now you know the Russian people call Moscow .. Moskva. Blessing to you and yours Raj. Cap and Patti.
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