Summer 2K: St. Petersburg Tour - Fountains of Peterhof

<noembed><nolayer><div style="position:absolute; left:0; top:-100"> Fountains of Peterhof<br> Buildings in Saint Petersburg picture - This gravity-fed fountain system was meant to rival the garden fountains of Versailles. Tsar Nikolas intended St. Petersburg to be the Russina Empire's "Window on the West" and stand his monarchy toe to toe with the best western Europe could offer. </div></nolayer></noembed>

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Summer 2K: St. Petersburg Tour
by Glen Seibert

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This gravity-fed fountain system was meant to rival the garden fountains of Versailles. Tsar Nikolas intended St. Petersburg to be the Russina Empire's "Window on the West" and stand his monarchy toe to toe with the best western Europe could offer.

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