Colors of
Saint-Petersburg
Grey
there are only 30 cloudless days On average per year in St. Petersburg
real life black&white
Yellow
Due to the large number of yellow buildings in the city on sunny days St. Petersburg seems to be covered in gold paint.
Many authors describe Saint-Petersburg as a yellow city. For example,in the novel, Dostoevsky match two words: “yellow” and “gall”, which are often found in the narrative. He writes about Raskolnikov as follows: “A heavy, bile smile snaked across his lips. Finally he became stifled in this yellow closet. "
Scarlet & red
The Scarlet Sails (Russian: Алые паруса) is a celebration in St. Petersburg the most massive and famous public event during the White Nights Festival every summer. The tradition is highly popular for its spectacular fireworks, numerous music concerts and a massive water show
Granit background
This tradition began in 1968, when several Leningrad schools united to celebrate the end of the school year in connection with the symbolism of the popular 1922 children's book Scarlet Sails by Alexander Grin.As a symbol of fulfilling child's dream to be adult and free from "schools and rules" the brigantine with scarlet sails turned to be an emblem of transition to a new wishfully beautiful adult life upon school-graduation.
"I love you, Peter's great creation
I love you aspects, soft and hard
The flow of Neva's great migration
That courses through her granite guard..."
A.S.Pushkin
White nights
White Nights have become a common symbol of Saint Petersburg, Russia, where they occur from about 11 June to 2 and the last 10 days of June are celebrated with cultural events known as the White Nights Festival.
The shortest night in St. Petersburg in 2020 will be on the night between June 21th and June 22th.
Summer night in Saint-Petersburg
Winter night in SPb
Kutna Hora
Brown
Most of the buildings in the city are made of mineral that is called Кutnohorite. The color of the mineral is light brown turning to moderate brown.
Because of the mineral the main color of the city is BROWN
Green
The city has a large number of green areas and parks that give the impression of a green shell of the city. They make the city more beautiful and brighter.
Not far from the main attraction of the city begins the forest that covers the endless hills of the Czech Republic.
The largest parcs are Tyrsovy Sady & Jezuitská kolej Park
Silver
In the middle ages, silver was found here. If the statistics do not lie, then every month, based on one resident, they extracted more than a kilogram of this noble metal. its production in Kutna Gora began in the far distant year 985. The city was hooked by a real "silver fever". Anyone who could swing a pickaxe or hold a shovel in their hands would think of themselves as a silver digger. It reached the point of utter absurdity. Digging anywhere and everywhere. Under the house. In kitchen gardens. On squares. Into the forest. And every year burrowing deeper and deeper into the ground.
The silver Museum occupies the old fortified castle of gradek. Originally, the Hradek was made of wood and was built solely for protection.
