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Peter The Great s Summer Palace St Petersburg Russia
uring the communist reign seen. There are fountains in the
in Russia, architectural front, back, each side, in the
styles could best be bathroom and so on. All of them
described as bland. Fortunately, are impressive and worth a look.
the summer palace of Peter the
Great wasn't affected. Foremost of the fountains of
Peterhof is the Great Cascade.
Peterhof Arriving from St. Petersburg by
boat, one is offloaded on a long
Known as Peterhof, the summer pier at the end of the Grand
palace of Peter the Great is a Canal. The Grand Canal cuts
very impressive area. The palace through the woods surrounding
is arranged with a central Peterhof directly to the front of
rectangle format over roughly two the palace. As you proceed, you
or three acres. This area is then start to notice something big and
surrounded by areas of wood and colorful at the front of the
"nature" as the Russians call it. palace. Welcome to the Great
Peterhof stands out like a jewel Cascade.
among the bland communist
structures found in greater St. The Great Cascade sites at the
Petersburg. base of Peterhof and is more
impressive than the palace.
Fountains, Fountains, Fountains Created in the Baroque style, the
Great Cascade is hard to
At the time of construction in describe. At its base is a pool a
1715, Peter the Great was clearly large pool with rock platforms
in his "fountain" phase. Peterhof crowned by golden statutes
isn't so much a palace as a spouting water. Rising up from
collection of some of the most the pool to the palace are two
impressive fountains you've ever sets of steps surrounding a
plateau. The steps are a
combination of black marble Perhaps the most impressive thing
inlaid with gold and white about the Great Cascade is the
marble. The steps are crowned power source. With fountains
with statues and, again, blowing water thirty to fifty
fountains, which make them a feet in the air, there must be
combination of sprouting water some serious pump action at work?
and cascading falls. All of this Nope. Peter the Great created a
is built up on a collection of system that runs entirely off
rock and rises over 30 feet to gravity. Great, indeed!
the base of the palace. As I
said, the Great Cascade is hard Day trips to Peterhof are hocked
to describe. If you would like to something fierce in St.
see it, just do a search for Petersburg. While I usually
"Peterhof" on your search engine disdain tourist traps, this is
of choice. one you should definitely see.
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