St. Isaac’s Cathedral

Malachitul, cu frumoasa sa culoare de un verde bogat nu lasă nici o îndoială legata de importanța sa ca si bijuterie. Opacitatea și puterea sa cer respect,

fermecand privitorul. Miscarea din  liniile sale, cercurile, desenele

modelele pietrei calmeaza, malachitul fiind o piatra primitoare din punct de

vedere spiritual.Malachitul prezinta prin verdele sau

vindecare profundă a naturii și reprezintă frumusețea înnăscută a

florilor, copacilor, rădăcinilor și plantelor.

Malachite Room

The finest and largest pieces in Malachite and Lapis Lazuli are in the Hermitage Palace and Cathedral of St. Isaac

St. Isaac’s Cathedral

Music : Radentzky March Strauss

Lapis lazuli (sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a deep blue semi-precious stone that has been prized

since antiquity for its intense color.Lapis lazuli was being mined in the northeast

Afghanistan as early as the 7th millennium BC It was used for the eyebrows on the funeral mask of King

Tutankhamun (1341–1323 BC)

The finest and largest pieces in Malachite and Lapis Lazuli are in the Hermitage Palace and

Cathedral of St.Isaac

Snuffbox with double lid. Lapis lazuli, gold

At the front of the iconostasis are 6 malachite columns (green), and 2 lapis lazuli/lazurite columns (blue).

Spanish Room of the Imperial Hermitage