3619 x 5429 px | 30,6 x 46 cm | 12,1 x 18,1 inches | 300dpi
Ubicazione:
St Petersburg, Russia
Altre informazioni:
One of the many statues on the Great Cascade in front of the palace of Petrodvorets outside St Petersburg The palace designed for Peter the Great by Le Blond and extensively refashioned by Rastrelli has extensive gardens and fountains in the grounds It remained a favourite palace of the Tsars with Elizabeth Catherine the Great Nicholas I and Nicholas II all spending much time there Seized by the German forces in 1941 and occupied for two years during the seige of Leningrad the palace and gardens were comprehensively ransacked Extensive restoration has been carried out since the war returning the palace to its original splendour
