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Panoramà
of the town of Pyatigorsk. Mt. Elbrus, the
highest summit of Europe (5642 m a.s.l.) covered
by glaciers is visible in the background |
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Mt.
Beshtau gave name to the town (both the Turkic
"Beshtau" and the Russian "Pyatigorsk"
translate as "Five Mountains") |
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Symbol
of Pyatigorsk, the Eagle sculpture at Mt.
Goryachaya |
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Sevkavgiprovodkhoz Institute
and office of the Debris Flow
Association |
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Boulder
carried by the 2000 debris flow to the town of
Tyrnyauz (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic) now a
monument near Sevkavgiprovodkhoz Institute |
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Inscription
on the boulder carried by a catastrophic debris
flow |
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Beshtau
Hotel |
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Conference
halls of the Beshtau hotel |
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Aeolian
Harp arbor, 1831-1832. Designed by Giuseppe and
Giovanni Bernardazzi |
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Arbor
in Chinese style. 1870-80s. |
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Gukasov
Cafe, early 20th century, now an art gallery |
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Mt.
Mashuk |
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"Tsvetnik"
("Flower bed") Park |
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Entrance
to the tonnel leading to the Proval karst lake |
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Lermontov
Gallery, 1901, now the Philharmonic of the
Caucasian Mineral Waters region |
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Overview
of the town of Pyatigorsk from Mt. Mashuk |
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