The Summer Garden St Petersburg Was Personally Designed

The summer garden played an important part in russian literature as well.

The summer garden st petersburg was personally designed. The summer garden was founded in 1704. A delicate iron cast railing separating the park from the public walk of the palace embankment was designed by georg von veldten. The summer garden was largely completed in 1719 and is a must see for anyone visiting st petersburg to this day.

Peter the first wanted the garden of his summer residence to be as beautiful as the famous gardens of european monarchs and it was the very first imperial garden of european style in russia. The park was personally designed by tsar peter in 1704 supposedly with the assistance of the dutch gardener and physician nicolaas bidloo. Starting from 1712 the planting of the summer garden was further elaborated by the dutch gardener jan roosen who was the chief gardener of the park till 1726.

The garden was in its prime in the mid 18th century dazzling all with the splendour of the palace buildings and marble. The poet anna akhmatova among others considered the grille to be a pinnacle of art casting and one of the symbols of st. 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.