Field of Mars (Saint Petersburg)
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The Field of Mars is a large square in the centre of Saint Petersburg. Over its long history it has been alternately a meadow, park, pleasure garden, military parade ground, revolutionary pantheon and public meeting place.
Aerial view of the Field of Mars
View across the Field of Mars, looking north. In the foreground is the course of the Moyka River, with the Neva in the distance
Ice slides and other attractions on the field in the 1820s
The Field of Mars in the early 19th century, by Benjamin Patersen.
Neva
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The Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of 74 kilometres (46 mi), it is the fourth-largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge.
Neva
Birch forest
Image: Опоры моста в устье Староладожского канала
Image: Ust Izhora 17