Sergei Prokudin Gorskii Collection

Detail inside the Bayan-Quli Khan tomb, Bukhara, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273950 Detail inside the Bayan-Quli Khan tomb, Bukhara, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of Tiflis (now Tbilisi) from the grounds of Saint Davids Church
1273947 View of Tiflis (now Tbilisi) from the grounds of Saint Davids Church, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mechanical shops for finishing castings at Kasli Iron Works, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273943 Mechanical shops for finishing castings at Kasli Iron Works, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ekaterinburg where, in 1918, the Tsar and his family were shot, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273942 Ekaterinburg where, in 1918, the Tsar and his family were shot, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saw mill at Medvezhia Gora (Bear Mountain) during construction of the Murmansk railway
1273940 Saw mill at Medvezhia Gora (Bear Mountain) during construction of the Murmansk railway, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Mother Superior Taisiia on the veranda at Leushinskii Monastery, Leushina
1273935 Mother Superior Taisiia on the veranda at Leushinskii Monastery, Leushina, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God in Ipatiev Monastery
1273932 Cathedral of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God in Ipatiev Monastery, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

City of Tobolsk (from Assumption Cathedral) where in 1917 after the February Revolution
1273928 City of Tobolsk (from Assumption Cathedral) where in 1917 after the February Revolution, Tsar Nicholas and his family lived at the Governors Mansion, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

A minister of the Emirate of Bukhara in formal dress, c. 1910 (photo)
5962946 A minister of the Emirate of Bukhara in formal dress, c. 1910 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tomb at Shakh-i Zindeh, Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273961 Tomb at Shakh-i Zindeh, Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Decoration on Amirzadeh Mausoleum, Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273959 Decoration on Amirzadeh Mausoleum, Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saint Marks Cathedral, Venice, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273939 Saint Marks Cathedral, Venice, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dam at Lizhma Station, Karelia, on the Murmansk railway, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273937 Dam at Lizhma Station, Karelia, on the Murmansk railway, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Trans-Siberian Railway metal truss bridge on stone piers
1273930 Trans-Siberian Railway metal truss bridge on stone piers, over the Kama River near Perm in the Ural Mountains, c.1910 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Cotton textile mill interior with machines producing cotton thread, probably in Tashkent
1273858 Cotton textile mill interior with machines producing cotton thread, probably in Tashkent, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Assumption Cathedral in the Dalmatov Monastery, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273826 Assumption Cathedral in the Dalmatov Monastery, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Facade of the summer palace of the last Emir of Bukhara, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273960 Facade of the summer palace of the last Emir of Bukhara, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

General view of the northern part from the bell tower of the Assumption Cathedral
1273958 General view of the northern part from the bell tower of the Assumption Cathedral, Smolensk, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Kebab restaurant, Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273951 Kebab restaurant, Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Kasli in the Urals, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273946 Kasli in the Urals, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prokudin-Gorsky produced an extensive photographic survey of the Russian Empire)

Workmen prepare logs for the smelting of iron ore, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273944 Workmen prepare logs for the smelting of iron ore, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Entrance to Gur-Emir (tomb of the king) Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273962 Entrance to Gur-Emir (tomb of the king) Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Group of Murmansk railway officials, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273941 Group of Murmansk railway officials, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Milan Cathedral, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273938 Milan Cathedral, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prokudin-Gorskys pioneering colour photography involved synthesizing 3 black)

Water pumps at Kuzminskoe on the Oka river during construction of a dam and lock
1273936 Water pumps at Kuzminskoe on the Oka river during construction of a dam and lock, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Main cathedral of Goritsky Monastery from the road, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273934 Main cathedral of Goritsky Monastery from the road, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two icons in the wooden Church of the Prophet Elijah at Belozersk, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273933 Two icons in the wooden Church of the Prophet Elijah at Belozersk, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

A family, with shovels and horse-drawn carts, working at the iron mines in the Bakaly
1273929 A family, with shovels and horse-drawn carts, working at the iron mines in the Bakaly hills, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Belozersk and Assumption Cathedral from the fortress wall, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273927 Belozersk and Assumption Cathedral from the fortress wall, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of Tiflis (now Tbilisi) from the grounds of Saint Davids Church
1273926 View of Tiflis (now Tbilisi) from the grounds of Saint Davids Church, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Zindan (traditional Central Asian prison pit) with uniformed guard, probably Bukhara
1273856 Zindan (traditional Central Asian prison pit) with uniformed guard, probably Bukhara, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Carpenter in Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273963 Carpenter in Samarkand, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prokudin-Gorsky produced an extensive photographic survey of the Russian)

Icons in Trinity (now Candlemas) Cathedral, Yalutorovsk, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273957 Icons in Trinity (now Candlemas) Cathedral, Yalutorovsk, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Belaya Palata [White Palace] museum at Rostov, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273956 Belaya Palata [White Palace] museum at Rostov, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ionas room in Rostov Kremlin, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273955 Ionas room in Rostov Kremlin, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Village of Nizhny Gunib in Dagestan, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273953 Village of Nizhny Gunib in Dagestan, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dacha in the Caucasus, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273945 Dacha in the Caucasus, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prokudin-Gorsky produced an extensive photographic survey of the Russian)

Perm (from Gorodskie Gorki), 1905-1915 (photo)
1273924 Perm (from Gorodskie Gorki), 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Postcard of Leo Tolstoy at his home, Yasnaya Polyana, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273860 Postcard of Leo Tolstoy at his home, Yasnaya Polyana, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Russian children sitting on the side of a hill near a church
1273859 Russian children sitting on the side of a hill near a church and bell tower in the countryside near White Lake, in the north of European Russia, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Putyvl, Ukraine on the river Seim, with Molchanskii Monastery in the distance
1273857 Putyvl, Ukraine on the river Seim, with Molchanskii Monastery in the distance, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Cotton textile mill interior, probably in Tashkent, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273855 Cotton textile mill interior, probably in Tashkent, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Icons at Borodino church, 1905-1915 (photo)
1273854 Icons at Borodino church, 1905-1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, a Russian photographer and pioneer of color photography, captured the essence of diverse landscapes and cultures in his stunning photographs taken between 1905-1915. In one photograph, he delves into the intricate details inside the Bayan-Quli Khan tomb in Bukhara, transporting us to a bygone era filled with rich history. Another image showcases the majestic right dome of Shir-Dar mosque in Samarkand, its architectural grandeur standing tall against the sky. Prokudin-Gorskii takes us further inside this mosque, revealing its inner beauty through his lens. Not limited to capturing religious sites alone, Prokudin-Gorskii's lens also explores breathtaking views such as Tiflis (now known as Tbilisi) from Saint Davids Church grounds. The cityscape unfolds before our eyes like a painting come to life. His lens then shifts focus to mechanical shops at Kasli Iron Works where castings are meticulously finished – an ode to industrial progress during that time. The significance of certain locations is not lost on Prokudin-Gorskii's camera either; Ekaterinburg holds historical weight as it was here that Tsar Nicholas II and his family met their tragic fate in 1918. Similarly, he captures moments during construction of the Murmansk railway at Medvezhia Gora saw mill – an endeavor that would shape transportation infrastructure for years to come. Prokudin-Gorskii also turns his attention towards people amidst these landscapes: Mother Superior Taisiia graces us with her presence on Leushinskii Monastery's veranda while a minister from Bukhara dons formal attire for another striking portrait. Religious architecture continues to captivate him as seen through his lens focused on Cathedral of the Nativity of Holy Mother of God within Ipatiev Monastery or even Tobolsk, where the February Revolution unfolded in 1917.