travel russia st petersburg peterhof lower gardens

"The Grand Cascade flows spectacularly from beneath the palace towards the Baltic Sea and is one of the largest fountain ensembles in the world.
From the Grand Cascade's largest fountain, decorated with a magnificent gold statue of Samson battling with the lion, a channel flows through the park to
the pier, where hydrofoils and boats from St. Petersburg dock. Multiple fountains and pavilions (the Monplaizir Palace, the Marly and the Hermitage -
not to be confused with the Hermitage museum) are scattered throughout the park and in a quiet corner of the Alexandria Park visitors can
wander through the carefully preserved Cottage palace of Nicholas I." - saint-petersburg.com

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August 2009 -

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View from the Lower Gardens, up the sea canal, to the palace, Peterhof, Russia (2009).


Lower Gardens
The most prominently positioned fountains of Peterhof are 'Adam' and 'Eve'.
They occupy symmetric positions on either side of the Sea Channel, each at the conjunction of eight paths.
This is the Adam fountain, Peterhof, Russia (2009).



The Sea Canal in the Lower Gardens, Peterhof, Russia (2009).



From the Palace dock at the end of the sea canal, we took a hydrofoil back to the Hermitage in St. Petersburg (2009).





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