Peterhof: closing of fountains - the main holiday of St. Petersburg's autumn

Autumn in St. Petersburg has its own distinctive features. The most characteristic and expected in recent years was an event occurring in one of the suburban residences of the royal family called Peterhof. The closing of the fountains here is an annual celebration, which has become the object of pilgrimage of tourists from all over the world.

A beautiful holiday of autumn

Previously, the fact of closure was always filled with sadness, although visiting parks became free, and hand-held squirrels simply overpowered rare visitors. Peterhof itself is unusually beautiful, but its treasury, of course, is the only one of its kind fountains.

And now the authorities of this administrative unit turned the event, leading to the pre-winter yearning, into a wonderful holiday, which Peterhof always deserved. Closure of fountains every year more and more turns into a colorful extravaganza, eagerly awaited by residents and guests of the northern capital. After all, no matter how good the laser shows accompanying the Olympics and sports days, the following performances will be even better.

Naturally, the closing of the fountains in Peterhof 2013 was the most vivid and advanced in comparison with previous seasons.

But the main distinguishing feature of the 2013 holiday was that it was all from the beginning to the end dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the Romanovs' house, thanks to which, in fact, Peterhof emerged and achieved its perfection and wealth.

Dedication to the house of the Romanovs

The multimedia show told about each reigning representative of the Romanovs separately and about the achievements of this glorious dynasty in building the Russian state. As is known, by 1913 the Russian Empire was one of the world's leading powers.

The heart of the park fountains is the Grand Cascade. Here also the performance began, an unusually rejuvenated old Peterhof. The closure of the fountains was the apotheosis of the summer season. A water extravaganza, each jet that shot up into the sky was accompanied by pyrotechnic or laser illumination. Immediately there was a theatrical costume action, which carries the audience in the era of crinolines and wigs. Multimedia show, projected on the walls of the Grand Palace, showed viewers the history of the reign of the Romanov dynasty.

The hosts of the holiday seem to have provided for everything, even the performance of the brass bands, which precedes the main show. The various highlights of the 64 fountains of the Grand Cascade, merging together, represented an amazing color scheme, leaving nothing in the shadow of one of the 255 bronze statues.

Magic farewell in autumn 2013

The main magic began with the advent of darkness and lasted 45 minutes, making participants tens of thousands of spectators. Thus, the fountains of Peterhof, closing the season of their work, are on a par with the most glorious celebrations held on the territory of Russia.

Year after year the holiday is gaining strength, acquiring fame and popularity in different parts of the globe. Many try to travel to St. Petersburg to coincide with the event, which added attractiveness to the "capital of fountains", whose name is Peterhof. Closure of fountains is a spectacle that will surpass all expectations and become unforgettable.