Rostral Columns in Saint Petersburg

俄罗斯西端的瓦西里岛上有两根灯塔柱子，像宫殿桥的开放拱门，位于圣彼得堡市中心，这两个灯塔就像圣以撒大教堂的圆顶或金钟的尖顶一样，象征着圣彼得堡。

瓦西里港口的广场两侧耸立着两根船头形装饰的圆柱，柱高32米，是为入港船只导航的灯塔，称为拉斯特莱里柱。上之所以有船头装饰，是因为在古希腊罗马时期，人们把战败船只的船头钉在圆柱上，作为海战胜利的象征。在导航灯塔的花岗石基座上，另摆放了四座象征着俄罗斯四大主要河流的雕像——伏尔加河、沃尔霍夫河、第涅伯河及流经圣彼得堡的涅瓦河。整个以证券交易所为中心的综合建筑群，其规模气势宏大，美丽壮观。在重大节日里，灯塔会点燃。

矗立在涅瓦河畔的罗斯特拉灯柱，作为航标灯伴随过往船只经历二百多年的风雨，现在已成为一个景观建筑展示给游客，加上附近美丽的涅瓦河真的让游客流连忘返。

One of the most beautiful places in St. Petersburg, it was once the busiest pier in St. Petersburg, echoing the Winter Palace and Peter Fortress, and was once the center of the imperial capital. Now there is a red pillar at each end, they are called "kiss pillar", once the ancient pier navigation lighthouse, now some festivals such as Victory Day will light the torch. In addition, the ancient pier is the best choice to watch the bridge, the bridge and the sunrise and sunset. We arrived there in the evening and saw a pair of men and women dancing in the square.

The square of the port of Vasili stands on both sides of two bow-shaped columns, 32 meters high, a lighthouse for navigation for the ships entering the port, called the Rastellari column. The bow was decorated because in ancient Greece and Rome, the bow of the defeated ship was pinned to the column as a symbol of victory in the sea. On the granite pedestal of the navigation lighthouse, four statues symbolizing Russia's four major rivers - the Volga, the Volkhov, the Dnieper and the Neva River running through St. Petersburg. The lighthouse will be lit during major festivals. No special visit to the lighthouse, but in St. Petersburg, from time to time, will pass through the Neva River, passing by the lighthouse. The color decoration of the lighthouse is very eye-catching and very characteristic, and you will not miss it when you pass by.

The ancient port of Vasili, the second largest island in St. Petersburg, has two lighthouses, the red pillar of the sea, also known as the "kiss pillar", which was once a sailing lighthouse. On special festivals, such as Victory Day, the torch is lit here. Between May and October every year, the column of flowing music fountains across the Neva River will spray into the sky, with a height of 60 meters. ​