PETERHOF, Grand Cascade
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Language: English / USA
Visitors to Peterhof cannot fail to be impressed by the Grand Cascade, one of the most extraordinary fountains in the world.
It was Peter the Great who had the idea of building a hilltop palace preceded by a marvelous array of fountains, grottos and sculptures. The tsar had the Grand Cascade built at the same time as the palace, and it was inaugurated in August 1723.
The waterfall is modeled on the one built for Louis XIV of France at his Château de Marly, but undoubtedly surpasses it in both size and magnificence.
Preceded by an elegant waterway, the signature feature of the work is the sculptural decoration glorifying the power of the Russian state and the fundamental victory in the Great Northern War....