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Visit Peter the Great’s extravagant residence and learn why Peterhof Palace is considered his crowning achievement. Peter fashioned the palace and its sprawling gardens after Versailles, resulting in an estate that is certainly as impressive. Upon your arrival at Peterhof, marvel at its stunning yellow exterior and gilded and marble statuary that seems to frolic in the fountains and gardens. See where Peter the Great observed his nascent navy performing maneuvers. Tour the lush chambers inside the palace. Stroll the gardens and delight at the lavish fountains, designed by Peter the Great himself. The most spectacular—the breathtaking Grand Cascade—can be found in the lower gardens. It depicts Samson prying open a lion’s jaws as water jettisons in the air around him and pools cascade down the terraced steps from the palace behind.
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