Constantine Palace

09/18/2009 - St. Petersburg, Russia

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September 18th 2009
Continued our tour of the city starting at 6:50 a.m. Supposed to rain, but it never did - sunny all day. Drove out of St. Petersburg to Peterhoff where Peter the Great’s Summer Palace is located. Interesting ride out - 10’s of thousands of apartments in huge complexes. The majority of St. Petersburg residents live in apartments, which are very expensive. 1600 square feet with 2 bedrooms cos ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more