Summer Garden

garden, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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In St. Petersburg: Admiralty Side
…to the east lies the Summer Garden. Founded on an island in 1704, it has parks and gardens that by the end of the 18th century contained more than 250 statues and busts, mostly the work of Venetian masters. The Summer Palace, Peter’s first building project in the city, erected…
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