Fountains at Peterhof

Peterhof and second visit to the Hermitage

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May 3rd 2018
Today was a visit to Peterhof which is about an hour outside the city. Peter the Great was a tyrant, but also a forward-thinking genius who believed in innovation. Peterhof has magnificent fountains that operate on hydraulics. Peterhof is at sea level on the Gulf of Finland, but there is plentiful water in the mountains about 14 miles away. Peter had the tens of thousands of workers who built St. ... read more

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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