Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio
Aerial Photography of Russian Cities. Photographer Slava Stepanov | Gelio

Cities of Russia

Cityscapes and Arctic settlements: from Kaliningrad to the Pacific coast.

Golden Horn Bay and the Russky Bridge in Vladivostok through thick fog, aerial view of the cable-stayed bridge engineering structure, Gelio.
Golden Horn Bridge in Vladivostok
"Scarlet Sails" festival in St. Petersburg, fireworks over the Neva River and a ship with red sails, rooftop view, Gelio.
Scarlet Sails festival in St. Petersburg
Golden sunset over the center of Yekaterinburg, panoramic view of the Iset River, modern skyscrapers, and city blocks, Gelio.
Yekaterinburg at dawn
Lighthouse in Nagaev Bay and Mayak Park in Magadan against a bright red sunset, panorama of the Sea of Okhotsk coast.
Lighthouse in Nagayev Bay in Magadan
"The Motherland Calls" sculpture in Volgograd at night, view of the illuminated Mamayev Kurgan monument against the night city.
"The Motherland Calls" sculpture in Volgograd
Silhouette of the flooded bell tower of the St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kalyazin, sun glare on the Volga River at sunset, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Flooded Bell Tower in Kalyazin
The top of the Iset Tower in Yekaterinburg rising above a dense layer of clouds, aerial high-altitude landscape, Slava Stepanov.
Top of the Iset Tower skyscraper in Yekaterinburg
View of Kant Island and the Königsberg Cathedral in Kaliningrad, city bridges and embankments during the golden hour, Gelio.
Kaliningrad
Aerial photography of Norilsk residential blocks with their characteristic bright-colored buildings, large-scale landscape of the polar city by Gelio.
Norilsk
Evening view of the Kazan Kremlin and the Kul Sharif Mosque, panorama of the night city by the river, by Gelio.
Kazan Kremlin and Kul Sharif Mosque
Panorama of the Arkhangelsky Bridge in Cherepovets at sunset, modern cable-stayed structure and city lights, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Arkhangelsky Bridge in Cherepovets
Tula Kremlin and Kazanskaya Embankment in evening lights, panorama of the historical city center against a sunset, by Gelio.
Tula Kremlin
Rauschen Water Tower in Svetlogorsk at sunset, historical architecture of the Kaliningrad region in the sun rays, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Rauschen Water Tower in Svetlogorsk
Sakhalin Regional Museum building in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Japanese Imperial Crown style (Teikan-zukuri) architecture surrounded by an autumn park.
Local Lore Museum in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Alyosha Monument in Murmansk against a halo effect, Memorial to the Defenders of the Soviet Arctic in the rays of the winter sun, photo by Slava Stepanov.
"Alyosha" Monument in Murmansk
Historical center of St. Petersburg and Nevsky Prospect, aerial view of the dense architectural development of the metropolis, Gelio.
Axis of Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg
Large-scale night panorama of the metropolis from a bird's-eye view, network of city lights and transport arteries of Novosibirsk, Gelio.
Novosibirsk
St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg from a bird's-eye view, large-scale view of the square's architectural ensemble and the city center.
St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg
Golden domes of the Epiphany Cathedral in Irkutsk against a winter sunset, Siberian architecture by Slava Stepanov.
Epiphany Cathedral in Irkutsk
Illumination of the Russky Bridge in Vladivostok at night, panorama of the cable-stayed bridge across the Eastern Bosphorus strait, Slava Stepanov.
Russky Bridge in Vladivostok
Light trails on the Kalinin Square roundabout in Novosibirsk, aerial view of the night transport infrastructure of the metropolis.
Kalinin Square in Novosibirsk
Geometry of Galitsky Park in Krasnodar, view of the stadium in the setting sun, by Slava Stepanov.
Galitsky Park in Krasnodar
Triumphal Arch in Blagoveshchensk at sunset, aerial view of the historical monument and the snow-covered Amur River embankment, Gelio.
Triumphal Arch in Blagoveshchensk
Night panorama of Saransk with a view of the Mordovian State University high-rise building, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Mordovia State University building in Saransk
Night aerial panorama of Magnitogorsk, strict geometry of Soviet block layouts and city street lights, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Magnitogorsk
Bright facades of residential buildings in Novy Urengoy, northern architecture with national ornaments against a winter landscape, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Novy Urengoy
Red cable-stayed Yugra Bridge in Surgut against a winter sunrise, large-scale panorama of the Ob River crossing by Slava Stepanov.
Yugra Bridge in Surgut
Mountain village of Khunzakh in Dagestan on the edge of the Tsolotl canyon, aerial view of the Caucasus landscape, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Khunzakh mountain village in Dagestan
Aerial view of Samara and Kuibyshev Square, sunset over the Volga River and evening city lights, cityscape by Slava Stepanov.
Samara
Rhythm of residential development in Kogalym, multi-story buildings of the northern city in the rays of the low winter sun.
Kogalym
Singer House on Nevsky Prospect at night, architectural illumination of the building and the Kazan Cathedral, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Singer House on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg
Night panorama of Novosibirsk, lights of Krasny Prospect and the Opera and Ballet Theatre building, Gelio.
Frosty Novosibirsk
Snow-covered blocks of Vorkuta under a full moon, large-scale industrial landscape of the Arctic from a bird's-eye view, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Vorkuta
Night business center of Yekaterinburg, panorama of modern illuminated skyscrapers near the Iset River embankment.
Yekaterinburg
Panorama of Zelenogradsk and the Baltic Sea coast with a Ferris wheel, aerial view of the resort town in the Kaliningrad region, Slava Stepanov.
Zelenogradsk
Historical architecture of St. Petersburg, street perspective view with classical historical apartment buildings in soft light, Gelio.
St. Petersburg
Night panorama of Krasnoyarsk with a view of the Kommunalny Bridge and the Yenisei River, large-scale cityscape by Slava Stepanov.
Krasnoyarsk
Russky Bridge in Vladivostok in the golden sunset rays, view of the cable-stayed bridge through the fog over the Eastern Bosphorus strait, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Russky Bridge in Vladivostok
City Duma building in Rostov-on-Don, detailed aerial architectural photography of the historical facade on Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, Gelio.
City Duma building in Rostov-on-Don
Night bridge over the Ob River in Barnaul, blue illumination of the road interchange and panorama of the evening city, by Gelio.
Barnaul
Panorama of Yekaterinburg and the Iset River embankment, view of modern architecture and the RMK Headquarters in the evening golden light, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Yekaterinburg
Snow-covered residential areas of the northern city of Nizhnevartovsk in the rays of a pink winter morning, large-scale aerial photography of the urban development.
Nizhnevartovsk
Astrakhan Kremlin in the setting sun, panorama of the walls and towers of the old fortress against the sunset sky, Gelio.
Astrakhan Kremlin
Lights of Sochi Park at night and the Bogatyr Castle Hotel against the coastline, panorama of the Olympic Adler in twilight, Gelio.
Sochi Park
Snow-covered microdistrict of Syktyvkar from a bird's-eye view. Winter cityscape, five-story buildings, and heavily snow-covered trees. Photographer Slava Stepanov (Gelio).
Syktyvkar
Rosa Khutor Square in Krasnaya Polyana at night, the town hall building with a clock, and the lights of the mountain resort, photo by Gelio.
Rosa Khutor Square in Krasnaya Polyana
Central span of the Zolotoy Bridge in Vladivostok, symmetrical view through the cable-stayed pylons of the city in the evening sun, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Golden Bridge in Vladivostok
Mountain village of Gunib in Dagestan, large-scale panorama of the settlement on the mountain slope under a cloudy sky, Gelio.
Gunib mountain village in Dagestan
Night illumination of the Nizhny Novgorod Fair building, festive New Year square decorations, and evening city lights, photo by Gelio.
Nizhny Novgorod Fair
Fireworks over the Opera and Ballet Theatre building in Novosibirsk, Lenin Square at night in lights and flashes of fireworks, Gelio.
Festive fireworks over the Opera and Ballet Theatre in Novosibirsk
Resurrection Church in Tomsk in the setting winter sun, Siberian Baroque monument by Slava Stepanov.
Resurrection Church in Tomsk
Night illumination of the Rostov Arena stadium and a large-scale panorama of the evening Rostov-on-Don lights, view of the Don River and city blocks.
Rovstov Arena stadium
Lala Tulpan Mosque in Ufa surrounded by a forest, Islamic center architecture in Bashkortostan from a bird's-eye view.
Lyalya-Tulpan Mosque in Ufa
Autumn residential blocks of Petrozavodsk, rhythm of the urban development surrounded by yellow and red trees from above, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Autumn residential quarters of Petrozavodsk
Heart of Chechnya Mosque and Grozny-City high-rises, bird's-eye panorama of the center of Grozny on a sunny day, photo by Slava Stepanov.
"Heart of Chechnya" Mosque and Grozny City skyscrapers
Night panorama of Yakutsk in winter, aerial view of the lights of one of the coldest cities in the world and its snow-covered blocks, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Yakutsk
Aerial view along the axis of Lenin Prospect in Chelyabinsk, large-scale panorama of the central street and urban development, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Axis of Lenin Prospekt in Chelyabinsk
Zolotoy Bridge in Vladivostok through low clouds, bird's-eye panorama of the Golden Horn Bay and the seaport, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Golden Bridge in Vladivostok
Smolensk Fortress Wall at sunset, panorama of the historical park with a Ferris wheel and fortress towers, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Smolensk fortress wall
Sochi Olympic Park and Fisht Stadium on the coast, large-scale aerial panorama of the coastal cluster in Adler.
Olympic Park in Sochi
Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent with evening illumination, view of the historical architecture of Dagestan by Gelio.
Ancient Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent
Stroganov Church in Nizhny Novgorod on a winter evening, architecture of the Nativity Church against a bright pink sunset, by Gelio.
Stroganov Church in Nizhny Novgorod
Fishing Village and Kant Island in Kaliningrad at sunset, architecture of the old city by Gelio.
Fishing Village and Kant Island in Kaliningrad
Lighthouse of the Fishing Village hotel complex near Ryazan in the rising sun, countryside landscape by Gelio.
Lighthouse of the "Rybatskaya Derevnya" hotel complex near Ryazan
Station square and Krasnoyarsk railway station at night, aerial view of the illuminated fountains and city architecture, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Krasnoyarsk Railway Station
Bright architecture of Anadyr and the seaport, aerial panorama of the Chukotka capital on the bay coast on a sunny day, Gelio.
Anadyr
Evening panorama of Kaliningrad, Fishing Village and the Königsberg Cathedral in the setting sun on the banks of the Pregolya River, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Kaliningrad
Sobinov Saratov State Conservatory in the evening twilight, building with Gothic spires against a pink sunset, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Saratov State Conservatory
Panorama of the Tobolsk Kremlin on a winter night, evening city lights and snow-covered fortress walls from above, Gelio.
Tobolsk Kremlin
Large-scale night panorama of Khanty-Mansiysk, geometry of city blocks and the network of street lights in the winter twilight, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Khanty-Mansiysk
Aerial night panorama of Kogalym, illumination of modern residential blocks in the northern city during winter twilight, Gelio.
Kogalym
Pattern of pedestrian paths in an Izhevsk park, top-down view of modern landscape design and the green area, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Izhevsk
Aerial view of the Bugrinsky Bridge in Novosibirsk, red mesh arch over the Ob River in the evening light, Gelio.
Bugrinsky Bridge in Novosibirsk
White Mosque in Bolgar, panorama of the Islamic architectural complex in the Republic of Tatarstan, by Gelio.
White Mosque in Bolgar
Reflection of the setting sun in the skyscraper facade, modern high-rise architecture of Yekaterinburg during the golden hour, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Top of the Iset Tower skyscraper in Yekaterinburg
Holy Assumption Cathedral in Smolensk with evening illumination, bird's-eye panorama of the historical city center.
Holy Dormition Cathedral in Smolensk
Uelen settlement on a narrow pebble spit, aerial photography of Russia's easternmost settlement at the junction of two oceans, by Gelio.
Uelen settlement in Chukotka
Architectural ensemble of the Kul Sharif Mosque in Kazan at night, detailed photography of the Tatarstan landmark, Gelio.
Kul Sharif Mosque in Kazan
Cable-stayed Oktyabrsky Bridge in Cherepovets in the setting sun, industrial panorama of the city, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Oktyabrsky Bridge in Cherepovets
Night panorama of Yaroslavl at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl rivers, historical center of the ancient city with illumination lights.
Yaroslavl
Aerial view of Pevek, the northernmost city in Russia, and the seaport in Chukotka in the evening sun.
Pevek – the northernmost town in Russia
Night panorama of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at the foot of the Koryaksky volcano, city lights in deep twilight, by Gelio.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Aerial view of the Crimean Bridge and the navigable arch across the Kerch Strait, a barge passing under the bridge at sunset, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Crimean Bridge
Panorama of Perm at sunset with a view of the Transfiguration Cathedral and the Kama River, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Perm
Kommunalny Bridge in Krasnoyarsk on a frosty morning, frosted trees and frost fog over the Yenisei River in winter, by Slava Stepanov.
Frosty Communal Bridge in Krasnoyarsk
Catholic Church of Saint Bruno of Querfurt in Chernyakhovsk, neo-Gothic architecture of the Kaliningrad region in the setting sun.
Catholic church in Chernyakhovsk
Presidential Bridge across the Volga River in Ulyanovsk at sunset, large-scale perspective of one of the longest bridges in Russia by Slava Stepanov.
Presidential Bridge over the Volga in Ulyanovsk
Wide winter panorama of Irkutsk at sunset, bend of the Angara River and snow-covered city blocks, photo by Gelio.
Irkutsk
Transfiguration Cathedral in Salekhard on a frosty evening, panorama of the snow-covered city against an Arctic sunset, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Transfiguration Cathedral in Salekhard
Bugrinsky Bridge in Novosibirsk at sunset, view of the red mesh arch and the Ob River in the sun.
Bugrinsky Bridge in Novosibirsk
Snow-covered Dikson settlement from a bird's-eye view, Arctic landscape and ice harbor by Slava Stepanov.
Dikson
Chapel in Chita on a mountain top, winter sunrise in a foggy haze, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Chapel in Chita
Golden angel figure on the bell tower spire in Nizhny Novgorod, winter sunset over the frozen river and an aerial city panorama, by Gelio.
Nizhny Novgorod
Architectural ensemble of the Rostov Kremlin and Lake Nero against the evening sky, bird's-eye panorama of the historical Russian city.
Rovstov Veliky
Cable-stayed Millennium Bridge in Kazan in the setting sun, symmetrical view of the road infrastructure across the Kazanka River, by Gelio.
Millennium Bridge in Kazan
Island-town of Sviyazhsk from a bird's-eye view, panorama of the historical settlement on the Volga River, photo by Gelio.
Sviyazhsk island-town in Tatarstan
Sheregesh ski resort in the Kemerovo region, lights of hotels and ski runs on the mountain slope at night, shot by Gelio.
Sheregesh ski resort
Snow-covered Tiksi settlement on the shore of the Laptev Sea in the rays of the Arctic sun, large-scale aerial photography by Slava Stepanov.
Tiksi
Large-scale temple complex from above — Resurrection New Jerusalem Monastery. Golden domes and green roofs against a summer landscape. Aerial photography, Gelio.
New Jerusalem in the Moscow region
Mir kimberlite diamond pipe in Yakutia, large-scale bird's-eye panorama of the quarry and the town of Mirny, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Obdorsk Ostrog in Salekhard
Obdorsk Ostrog in Salekhard at sunset, historical wooden fortress in the Arctic snow in the rays of the sun, Gelio.
Arch bridge over the Biya River in Biysk
Arch bridge over the Biya River in Biysk against an orange sunset, large-scale landscape of the Altai Krai.
Арочный мост через реку Бию в Бийске
Alyosha Memorial in Murmansk and a view of the Kola Bay in the setting sun, photo by Slava Stepanov.
"Alyosha" Memorial in Murmansk
Pylon tops of a cable-stayed bridge in thick fog, minimalist cityscape in the dawn haze, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Tops of the cable-stayed bridge pylons in Novosibirsk
Panoramic view of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Avacha Bay at sunset. Evening city lights, port infrastructure, and hills from above. Aerial photography, photographer Slava Stepanov.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Cities of Russia from Above — Aerial Photography and Panoramas

This section features photographs and large-scale panoramas of Russia’s largest megalopolises, regional centers, and smaller towns. The archive contains shots of cities from every corner of the country — from the European territory and the Caucasus to the Urals, Siberia, the Far East, and the Arctic latitudes. Aerial photography provides a detailed look at unique urban planning layouts, historic buildings, the architecture of modern residential neighborhoods, and business districts. Significant attention is paid to key urban infrastructure objects: bridges, complex road interchanges, industrial zones, and embankments. The gallery includes both daytime shots and evening views featuring architectural facade lighting, and the high resolution of the photographs allows for an objective assessment of the scale, density of development, and the integration of Russian cities into the surrounding natural landscape.

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