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Vista through the Summer Garden towards the Summer Palace, 1716. The Summer Garden (Russian: Летний сад, romanized: Letny sad) is a historic public garden that occupies an eponymous island between the Neva, Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal in downtown Saint Petersburg, Russia and shares its name with the adjacent Summer Palace of Peter the Great.
Alanya has a typical hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), or a dry-summer humid subtropical climate (Trewartha: 'wet' Cs/Cf). Located at the Mediterranean Basin , the subtropical high pressure zone ensures that most rain comes during the winter, leaving the summers long, hot, and dry, prompting the Alanya board of Tourism to use the ...
Sarmatova Garden (Russian: Сад Сарматовой) was a place of cultural rest [clarification needed] for the citizens in Taganrog, which was created in the first quarter of the 20th century. The founder of the summer garden was Madame A. S. Sarmatova. [ 1 ]
The palace as seen from across the Fontanka River from a small Prachechniy ("Laundry") Bridge in August 2007. The Summer Palace of Peter the Great (Russian: Летний дворец Петра I) was built in Saint Petersburg between 1710 and 1714 in the northeast corner of the Summer Garden, located on an island formed by the Fontanka River, Moyka River, and the Swan Canal. [1]
The United States has executed 23 men this year, with six of those executions coming during one remarkable 11-day period. At least two more executions are scheduled before the end of the year.
U.S. prosecutors asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to pause their bid to revive the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of illegally handling classified documents, citing ...
Map of Alanya. The castle was built on the remnants of earlier Byzantine era and Roman era fortifications. After the area was pacified under the Ottoman Empire, the castle ceased to be purely defensive, and numerous villas were built inside the walls during the 19th century. Today the building is an open-air museum. Access to the seaward castle ...
Holiday spending can quickly get out of hand, but there are creative ways to make it more manageable. From turning unused items into cash to taking advantage of seasonal opportunities, a little...