Shuvalovskiy park
The Shuvalov Park also contains a network of old ponds; the Yellow Dacha, a wooden lodge designed by Maximilian Messmacher for his own family; the Parnassus hill, which used to offer views of the capital's downtown; and the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, built in the 1840s to a Gothic Revival design by Alexander Brullov. It was at this church that Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov married Nadezhda Purgold in 1872.
Why it is worth a visit
A historically rich park area containing unique features like old ponds, a Gothic Revival church, and architectural landmarks.
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Why visit
A historically rich park area containing unique features like old ponds, a Gothic Revival church, and architectural landmarks.
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