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GARDENS AND PUBLIC SQUARES (4 listings) File Created: 28-Jan-03
See also: PARKS
St. Petersburg has a great number of beautiful gardens and parks. The Summer Garden, with its historical pavilions, unique marble statues and two-centuries-old trees is one of the major attractions for visitors in St. Petersburg. The Central Park of Culture and Recreation is a favorite place for a Sunday stroll or a family picnic. Sosnovka is a major forest park with trails for walking, x-country skiing and horseback riding.
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Botanical Garden at V.L.Komarov Institute  
Laid out in 1714 by order of Peter I in Engish landscape style. Contains a large collection of plants all around the world
   2 Professora Popova ul.......................................................................................................Tel: 234-1764
Daily 10-18; Petrogradskaya;
      
Summer Garden and Palace of Peter I  
Laid out by decree of Peter the Great in 1704-1730, architects: Matveev, Leblond, Zemtsov; original park had 250 sculptures from Italian masters of XVII-XVIII CC, 89 remain. Peter the Great’s summer house (1710-1714, d.b. Tresini) is in Summer Garden, Coffee house (1826, d.b. Rossi) and Tea house (1827, d.b. Sharlemani)
   Director:..................................................312-9666;    Tel: ..........................................................314-0456
   Tel: .........................................................314-0374;    Tel: ..........................................................312-9817
Su, Mo, We-Sa 10:30-17:30
      
Tavricheskiy Garden  
From 19C, this 24 hectare park has been a favorite for afternoon strolls & children’s play. In winter there is sledding & skating on frozen ponds. In summer outdoor snack cafes, jazz club and children’s playground. On the northwest corner is a children’s amusement park. It was laid out in 1783-1789 next to Tavricheskiy Palace, d.b. Starov, landscape architect Guld.
   2 Potemkinskaya ul..............................................................................................................Tel: 273-6420
Chernyshevskaya;
      
Winter Garden of the Anichkov Palace  
Small garden at Anichkov Palace, laid out in 1741-50
   39 Nevskiy prosp..................................................................................................................Tel: 310-4395
   Tel: ..................................................................................................................................................310-1290
Nevskiy Prospekt;