Alexander Park (Tsarskoye Selo)
Alexander Park (known in Russian as Александровский парк) is a park in Tsarskoye Selo outside Saint Petersburg. The park is located to the west of the Catherine Palace, and comprises almost 200 hectares. It starts off with what is left of the New Garden, a rectangle, and continues to the Cross Canal. It is divided into four smaller squares, each one with a complex geometrical lay-out.Alexander park was developed in the 1740s but during the reign (1741-1762) of Elizabeth, the New Garden became almost completely overgrown. The most visible remains are Mount Parnassus, a small artificial hill covered in birches, and the Mushroom Bed, a convergence of eight small alleys marked by unusually-formed wrought-iron benches that replaced a gazebo in the early 19th century.The Alexander Palace (built in 1792-1796 for the future Emperor Alexander I of Russia) is situated in the Alexander Park.
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