st. petersburg rostral column; postcard: russia

what. postcard with lighthouse received

where. Vasilyevsky Island, St. Petersburg, Russia

postmark. "РОССИЯ (= Russia) 15 08 18"; stamp of Russia

remarks. There are a pair of these columns on the site. They are currently not used as aids for navigation and are lit on special occasions. Rostral columns originate from ancient Greece and Rome, where they were erected to signify naval victories.

note. Russian for lighthouse: маяк (mayak)