Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky: Onion Domes Photographs

The bulbous domes that crown Russian churches, captured in some of the earliest colour photographs of Russian architecture.

Cathedral in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, 1915

Cathedral in Petrozavodsk

1915

 Corner Tower of the Trinity Cathedral, Solovetsky Monastery, Russia (Federation), Solovetski Islands, 1915

Corner Tower of the Trinity Cathedral, Solovetsky Monastery

1915

 Trinity Cathedral and Power Station, Side View, Solovetsky Monastery, Russia (Federation), Solovetski Islands, 1915

Trinity Cathedral and Power Station, Side View, Solovetsky…

1915

 Borodino Church with a Shell Hole in the Dome, Borodino (Mozhaĭskiĭ Raĭon), Mozhaĭskiĭ Raĭon, Borodino, 1911

Borodino Church with a Shell Hole in the Dome

1911

 Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Vetluga Settlement, Ural Mountains Region, Vetluga, 1910

Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Vetluga…

1910

 Church in the Settlement of Vetluga, Ural Mountains Region, Vetluga, 1910

Church in the Settlement of Vetluga

1910

 Old Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Nyrob, Nyrob, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Old Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Nyrob

1910

 Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from the West, Nyrob, Nyrob, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from the West, Nyrob

1910

 Convent in Cherdyn, with the Oldest Church in the Region, Cherdyn, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Convent in Cherdyn, with the Oldest Church in the Region

1910

 Church of the Nativity of Christ in the Village of Verkhnie Gorodki, Verkne, Ural Mountains Region, Gorodki, 1912

Church of the Nativity of Christ in the Village of Verkhnie…

1912

 Holy Trinity Monastery in Tyumen, TiUMen, Western, Siberia, 1912

Holy Trinity Monastery in Tyumen

1912

 Dormition Cathedral in Tobolsk from the West, TobolʹSk, Western, Siberia, 1912

Dormition Cathedral in Tobolsk from the West

1912

 Suzdal: Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, Russia (Federation), Suzdal, Volga River Region, 1912

Suzdal: Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin

1912

 Church of St. Euthymius in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Kirillov, 1909

Church of St. Euthymius in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

1909

 Church of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God, Belozersk, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Belozersk, Volga, 1909

Church of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God,…

1909

 Church of the All-Merciful Savior, Belozersk, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Belozersk, Volga, 1909

Church of the All-Merciful Savior, Belozersk

1909

 Volgoverkhovye Convent: New Transfiguration Church and Wooden St.…, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Volgoverkhovye, 1910

Volgoverkhovye Convent: New Transfiguration Church and…

1910

 Trinity Cathedral in Ostashkov, Ostashkov, Volga River Region, 1910

Trinity Cathedral in Ostashkov

1910

 New Church of the Dormition in the Gethsemane Hermitage, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, 1910

New Church of the Dormition in the Gethsemane Hermitage

1910

 Church of the Dormition on the Knyaz-Fyodorovskaya Side, Rzhev, Volga River Region, Rzhev, 1910

Church of the Dormition on the Knyaz-Fyodorovskaya Side,…

1910

 Staritsa Dormition Monastery, StaritSA, Volga River Region, 1910

Staritsa Dormition Monastery

1910

 Staritsa Dormition Monastery: View from the Old Fortification Mound, StaritSA, Volga River Region, 1910

Staritsa Dormition Monastery: View from the Old…

1910

 Batumi: Military Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky (Since Demolished), Georgia (Republic), Batumi, Georgia, 1915

Batumi: Military Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky (Since…

1915

 Torzhok: Church of the Archangel Michael, Russia (Federation), Torzhok, Volga River Region, 1910

Torzhok: Church of the Archangel Michael

1910

 Znamensky Convent in Ostashkov, Tver Province, Russia (Federation), Tver, Volga River Region, 1910

Znamensky Convent in Ostashkov, Tver Province

1910

 St. Nicholas Church in the Makariev Monastery, Volga River Region, MakarʹEvo, (GorʹKovskaiA Oblastʹ), 1910

St. Nicholas Church in the Makariev Monastery

1910

 Trinity Cathedral, Kostroma, Volga River Region, Kostroma, Kostroma (KostromskaiA Oblastʹ), 1910

Trinity Cathedral, Kostroma

1910

 Entrance to the St. Nicholas Church in the Makariev Monastery, Volga River Region, MakarʹEvo, (GorʹKovskaiA Oblastʹ), 1910

Entrance to the St. Nicholas Church in the Makariev…

1910

 Church of the Resurrection on the Debre from the Other Side, Kostroma, Volga River Region, Kostroma, Kostroma (KostromskaiA Oblastʹ), 1910

Church of the Resurrection on the Debre from the Other…

1910

 Church of the Resurrection on the Debre, Kostroma, Volga River Region, Kostroma, Kostroma (KostromskaiA Oblastʹ), 1910

Church of the Resurrection on the Debre, Kostroma

1910

 Kremlin Belfry Built by Metropolitan Jonah, Rostov the Great, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Rostov, 1911

Kremlin Belfry Built by Metropolitan Jonah, Rostov the Great

1911

 Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin with Its Gates, Suzdal, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Suzdal, 1912

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin with Its Gates,…

1912

 Water Gate and Bishop's Quarters, Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, KostromskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, Kostroma, 1911

Water Gate and Bishop's Quarters, Ipatiev Monastery,…

1911

 Church of the Hodegetria Mother of God in the Kremlin, Rostov the…, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Rostov, 1911

Church of the Hodegetria Mother of God in the Kremlin,…

1911

 Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on Podozerye, Rostov the Great, Rostov, Volga River Region, 1911

Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on Podozerye,…

1911

 Church of the Kazan Mother of God, St. Theodore Monastery,…, Volga River Region, Pereslavl, Pereslavlʹ-Zalesski, 1911

Church of the Kazan Mother of God, St. Theodore Monastery,…

1911

 Church of St. John Chrysostom from the Southwest, Yaroslavl, IARoslavlʹ (IARoslavskaiA Oblastʹ), IARoslavskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, 1911

Church of St. John Chrysostom from the Southwest, Yaroslavl

1911

 Suzdal: Church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Suzdal, 1912

Suzdal: Church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica

1912

 Ryazan: Spassky Monastery from the Northwest, Oka River Region (KurskaiA Oblastʹ-NizhegorodskaiA Oblast{S, Oka River Region, RiAZan, 1912

Ryazan: Spassky Monastery from the Northwest

1912

 Rzhev: Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior, Russia (Federation), Rzhev, Volga River Region, 1910

Rzhev: Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior

1910