The design for the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Petrovsky Park was submitted by the architect E.D. Tyurin, but it was rejected by the authorities. An alternative design was proposed by the architect F.F. Richter, and it was completed between 1844 and 1847.

Beautiful architecture!!!

I liked the options too!

Alexander Suddenkov, I agree.

Thank you, Yuriy Kovalev, All photos are panoramic.

Looks good!

Andrey, the shooting point is too close ... and, accordingly, distortions ...

ThanksBoris Gurevich, I know. If you're referring to the main option. Option #2 has less distortion, but it has different artifacts. From the angles I was shooting, and with the lens I had installed, I couldn't even capture the temple in a single frame. If I get a chance, I should try a different lens (with a shorter focal length), but there will also be distortion there...

Alex_1955_boy, I agree

Thank you, Boris Gurevich, I know. If you're referring to the main option. Option #2 has less distortion, but it has other artifacts. From the angles I was shooting, and with the lens I had installed, I couldn't even capture the temple in a single frame. I'll have to try a different lens (with a shorter focal length), but it will also have distortion...

[b]Andreanto, Boris has it easier; he works in architecture and has a rectangular viewfinder and a tilt-shift lens at his disposal...

ThanksBoris Gurevich, I know. If you're referring to the main option. Option #2 has less distortion, but it has other artifacts. From the angles I was shooting, and with the lens I had installed, I couldn't even capture the temple in a single frame. I'll have to try a different lens (with a shorter focal length), but there will be distortion there too...

Andreanto, I have a friend, an Israeli photographer, who shoots architecture with a 135mm lens where possible from a distance and stitches 20-30 frames together, with good results... I don't have the patience for that...))) But I've practically stopped shooting close, even with a 17mm shift...

There are slight distortions, but in general I like the picture, and the church is very beautiful !!!

Boris Gurevich, Yes, Boris! What can you say?.. I don't have a shift key

There are some minor distortions, but overall I like the photo, and the church is very beautiful!!!

Alex M., Thank you! I agree there are some distortions. In principle, they can be corrected...

Boris Gurevich, Yes, Boris! What can you say? I don't have a shift key.

Andreanto, Andrey, the main thing I meant was distance, not shift, which I rarely used...

Andreanto, Andrey, the main thing I meant was distance, not shift, which I rarely used...

Boris Gurevich, Well, about distance... yes, it's not always possible to move away...