Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky: Ruins Photographs

9 Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky photographs of ruins, from the Library of Congress archive.

Front view of a crumbling mosque, with a man standing beside it, Central, Asia, Asia, Central, 1905

Front view of a crumbling mosque, with a man standing…

1905

 Side view of a crumbling mosque, Central, Asia, Asia, Central, 1905

Side view of a crumbling mosque

1905

 Entrance to the Church of St. George Enclosure, Staraya Ladoga, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Staraya Ladoga, 1909

Entrance to the Church of St. George Enclosure, Staraya…

1909

 Rurik-Era Fortifications Around the Church of St. George, Staraya…, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Staraya Ladoga, 1909

Rurik-Era Fortifications Around the Church of St. George,…

1909

 Exit from the Church of St. George Enclosure, Rurik-Era…, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Staraya Ladoga, 1909

Exit from the Church of St. George Enclosure, Rurik-Era…

1909

 View of Staraya Ladoga, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Staraya Ladoga, 1909

View of Staraya Ladoga

1909

 Old Peter the Great Lock near the Village of Petrovskoe, Petrovskoe, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, 1909

Old Peter the Great Lock near the Village of Petrovskoe

1909

 Ancient Stone Building in the Rostov Kremlin Garden, Said to Be the…, Volga River Region, Rostov, 1911

Ancient Stone Building in the Rostov Kremlin Garden, Said…

1911

 Temple of III-IV century on Iverian Mountain, New Athos, Georgia, Caucasus, Georgia (Republic), Novyĭ Afon, 1905

Temple of III-IV century on Iverian Mountain, New Athos,…

1905