Парк Ольденбургского, Historic estate park in Petergof, Russia.
Oldenburg Park is a historic estate on the coast of Peterhof, made up of pine forest crossed by walking paths. The grounds also include residential buildings and utility structures added in more recent decades.
In 1830, Emperor Nicholas I gave this coastal land to Prince Peter of Oldenburg, who built it up with English gardens and Gothic-style architecture. After 1917, the estate was turned into a natural history station where students gathered plant collections from the surrounding area.
The park takes its name from Prince Peter of Oldenburg, who shaped the grounds in the 19th century. Visitors walking through today can still read the English garden layout in the curved paths and open tree canopy.
The park is easy to reach on foot and works well for a walk along the coast or through the pines. The paths are natural and unpaved, so sturdy shoes are a good idea, especially after rain.
The estate once had a wooden cottage farm with several outbuildings, almost nothing of which remains visible today. The Gothic structures on the grounds were designed by architect Vasily Stasov, an unusual choice for a coastal estate in this region.
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