Летний сад, Ленинград / Summer Gardens, Leningrad 1971

Летний сад, Ленинград
Summer Gardens, Leningrad 1971

Here I present a series of photographs of the Summer Gardens in St. Petersburg taken in 1971.
The Summer Garden is located where the Fontanka River flows out of the Neva River. It was founded in 1704 by order of Peter the Great, who was personally involved in planning it, and is laid out according to strict geometrical principles. The Summer Garden is home to marble statues acquired from Europe especially for Russia's new capital, and also to rare flowers and plants, as well as fountains. It was a traditional location for courtly life outside the palace, and balls were held here by the nobility, who also enjoyed simply taking the air in the Garden.