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Peter the Great's Summer Palace - St. Petersburg, Russia

During the communist reign in Russia, architectural styles could best be described as bland. Fortunately, the summer palace of Peter the Great wasn't affected.

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Travel Agency Known as Peterhof, the summer palace of Peter the Great is a very impressive area. The palace is arranged with a central rectangle format over roughly two or three acres. This area is then surrounded by areas of wood and "nature" as the Russians call it. Peterhof stands out like a jewel among the bland communist structures found in greater St. Petersburg.

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Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, St. colored palaces, domed cathedrals and stately squares. Laced with canals, it boasts over 300 bridges and is known as "Venice of the North." A leisurely stroll from the hotel, you will discover a wealth of attractions, including the acclaimed Hermitage Museum and breathtaking Winter Palace. Shop along Nevsky Prospekt, attend a ballet performance at the Mariinsky Theater trip to the summer palaces just outside the city.

Flight Booking At the time of construction in 1715, Peter the Great was clearly in his "fountain" phase. Peterhof isn't so much a palace as a collection of some of the most impressive fountains you've ever seen. There are fountains in the front, back, each side, in the bathroom and so on. All of them are impressive and worth a look.

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Travel Agent Foremost of the fountains of Peterhof is the Great Cascade. Arriving from St. Petersburg by boat, one is offloaded on a long pier at the end of the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal cuts through the woods surrounding Peterhof directly to the front of the palace. As you proceed, you start to notice something big and colorful at the front of the palace. Welcome to the Great Cascade.

St. Petersburg is Russia European city. Until 1991, this city was called Leningrad. The Winter Palace and various buildings from the time of the Tsars are certainly attractions. Although the most important cities are situated in European Russia, there is also much to admire in Russia on the other side of the Ural Mountains, mainly in the natural world.

Hotel Chicago The Great Cascade sites at the base of Peterhof and is more impressive than the palace. Created in the Baroque style, the Great Cascade is hard to describe. At its base is a pool a large pool with rock platforms crowned by golden statutes spouting water. Rising up from the pool to the palace are two sets of steps surrounding a plateau. The steps are a combination of black marble inlaid with gold and white marble. The steps are crowned with statues and, again, fountains, which make them a combination of sprouting water and cascading falls. All of this is built up on a collection of rock and rises over 30 feet to the base of the palace. As I said, the Great Cascade is hard to describe. If you would like to see it, just do a search for "Peterhof" on your search engine of choice.

Online Booking Perhaps the most impressive thing about the Great Cascade is the power source. With fountains blowing water thirty to fifty feet in the air, there must be some serious pump action at work? Nope. Peter the Great created a system that runs entirely off gravity. Great, indeed!

Travel Health Insurance Day trips to Peterhof are hocked something fierce in St. Petersburg. While I usually disdain tourist traps, this is one you should definitely see.

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