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The magnificent palace and park ensembles of Petersburg, Peterhof, Tsarskoye Selo, Pavlovsk, and Gatchina are the country's calling card.

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Rossi's Cast-Iron Bridge in the Mikhailovsky Garden

Sadovaya St., 4, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191023

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Petersburg: Bridges, Their Stories and Legends

The bridge was built in the 18th century based on the design of architect Carlo Ivanovich Rossi and was reconstructed in 2003.

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The Angel of Petersburg

Izmailovsky Garden, Fontanka River Embankment, 114, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190005

Petersburg: Unusual Monuments and Places

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This angel was conceived and brought to life in bronze by the talented artist Roman Shustrov, the creator of magnificent original dolls.

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Wrought iron fence of the Mikhailovsky Garden

Griboedov Canal Embankment, 2B, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191186

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Wrought iron fence of the Mikhailovsky Garden from the side of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood as part of a unique architectural ensemble

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Rossi Pavilion with a pier and railings

Moika River Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191023

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In Mikhailovsky Garden, on the bank of the Moika, in 1823, architect Carlo Rossi was commissioned to design a pavilion-landing stage.

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Peter the Great Botanical Garden

Professora Popova St., 2, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197022

In the Footsteps of Soviet Films

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Following in the footsteps of: "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson," a film walk through Latvia, Estonia, Abkhazia, and St. Petersburg

Tsar Peter, when transferring the capital from Moscow to Petersburg, ordered the establishment of a "much-needed institution for medical practice" in the form of the Apothecary Garden "for sowing medicinal herbs and flowers." In the film *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson*, in the episode "The King of Blackmail," the Milverton greenhouse was portrayed by the greenhouse of the Botanical Garden.

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Tauride Palace Orangery - Exhibition Hall "Flowers".

Potemkinskaya St., 2, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191123

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Following in the footsteps of: "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson," a film walk through Latvia, Estonia, Abkhazia, and St. Petersburg

The Orangery of the Tauride Palace - Exhibition Hall "Flowers" is an orangery located in the Central District of Saint Petersburg, at the corner of Shpalernaya and Potemkinskaya Streets, adjacent to the Tauride Garden. In the film *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson*, episode "The Deadly Fight," the orangery played the role of the Lowersky Passage.

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