After visiting Catherine’s palace at Pushkin, we then went to the Summer Palace of Peter the Great. Built to rival Versailles on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, the Palace Park is the most spectacular I’ve seen. It has the world’s largest system of fountains adorned with stunning gold statuary.
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Summer Palace at Peterhof
Posted by Lisa Hill on August 31, 2012
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