1.0Gardens of Russian Museumhttps://igardens.ru/enИрина Раскинаhttps://igardens.ru/en/author/igardens/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://igardens.ru/en/flood_of_1777/">FLOOD OF 1777</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://igardens.ru/en/flood_of_1777/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“FLOOD OF 1777” — Gardens of Russian Museum" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://igardens.ru/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Наводнение-1777.jpg1280853On the night of September 21 (September 10, old style), 1777, a strong wind rose, and in St. Petersburg there was another 71 floods since the beginning of observations. In the morning, the water rose 321 cm above the ordinary. The flood of 1777 ranks third in terms of water level rise. The flooding led to significant destruction both in St. Petersburg itself and in the suburbs. The imperial gardens also suffered greatly from high water: the First, Second and Third Summer Gardens, as well as the Maze Garden. In the First Summer Garden at that time, work was being done on the construction of the Nevsky Fence. The northern part of the garden was filled with wooden sheds, scaffolding and materials. During the disaster, […]