Russia 2003 photo gallery / p2b1 stp smolny IMG_7735 fixed (c) David J. and Linda A. Cornfield 1/28/2003

Smolny Convent was designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1748, but not completed until 1835. Many buildings in St. Petersburg are undergoing restoration for the 300th anniversary of the city in 2003.