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English: Peterhof, (Russian: Петергоф, Petergof, originally Piterhof, Dutch: "Peter's Court") is a series of palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Tsar Peter the Great, and sometimes called the "Russian Versailles". It is located about 20 km west and 6 km south of St Petersburg, overlooking the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea.
Русский: Петергоф, (или Piterhof, от немецкого: "Peter's Court" — "Двор Петра") — дворцово-парковый ансамбль, основанный Петром I, и часто называемый "Русским Версалем". Расположен в 20 км западнее и в 6-и км южнее Санкт-Петербурга, на побережье Финского залива (рукав Балтийского моря)
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Exterior
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cascade
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Dry Cascade
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Front view
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East Chapel
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Fountains and channel
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Samson fountain in detail
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Bolshoy Palace
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View toward the Finnish Gulf
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Sun Fountain
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Dining room
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Grand room
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Science or study room
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Sleeping room
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Music room
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Music room