Unusual monuments of St. Petersburg
Monument to St. Petersburg rain
Many tourists pay attention primarily to those sights of the city on the Neva, which are its symbols: the Alexander Column, the Bronze Horseman, the sphinxes on the University Embankment, etc.
However, sometimes you want to see something little-known, but just as interesting. Rain is one of the hallmarks of the city, like the famous London fog.
In St. Petersburg it is a half-fog that hangs between heaven and earth throughout the autumn-spring period. But it creates an extraordinary atmosphere of the city. Rainy cities. Therefore, the monument in the shopping center in the form of an original fountain composition became symbolic.
The umbrella, turned upside down, is cut by glass, depicting flowing streams of rain. Real fountain water flows slide across the glass. The composition looks very impressive. A tradition has even begun to emerge at the monument - tourists and city residents ask it for good weather.
And on long winter days, it becomes a reminder of the most common weather. Opening hours: Mon.
- Sun., from 9:00 to 22:00. Place: St.
1st Krasnoarmeyskaya, 15 (shopping center “Izmailovsky Gostiny Dvor”). The text was prepared by: "2do2go: St. Petersburg", "Ptmap".
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However, sometimes you want to see something little-known, but just as interesting. Rain is one of the hallmarks of the city, like the famous London fog.
In St. Petersburg it is a half-fog that hangs between heaven and earth throughout the autumn-spring period. But it creates an extraordinary atmosphere of the city. Rainy cities. Therefore, the monument in the shopping center in the form of an original fountain composition became symbolic.
The umbrella, turned upside down, is cut by glass, depicting flowing streams of rain. Real fountain water flows slide across the glass. The composition looks very impressive. A tradition has even begun to emerge at the monument - tourists and city residents ask it for good weather.
And on long winter days, it becomes a reminder of the most common weather. Opening hours: Mon.
- Sun., from 9:00 to 22:00. Place: St.
1st Krasnoarmeyskaya, 15 (shopping center “Izmailovsky Gostiny Dvor”). The text was prepared by: "2do2go: St. Petersburg", "Ptmap".
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