Summer Palace

Author: Li Yusheng, Zhang Wei, Wu Chunrong
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Peterhof (also known as the Summer Palace) is a famous royal seaside palace in Russia during the 18th and 19th centuries. It is renowned worldwide for its unique architecture and numerous fountains, earning it the names "City of Fountains" and "Russia's Versailles." As Russian poet Pushkin praised Peterhof: "The fountains, like pearls and flames, cascade and splash against marble, breaking into splashes. The winding streams in the shade gently ripple in dreamlike waves. The evergreen trees are lush, overshadowing bright, open pavilions—these are places for seeking solitude and seeking shade; everywhere, vibrant roses bloom, sending fragrant scents along the paths."