The Summer Garden in St. Petersburg was personally designed by Peter the Great in 1704. It is home to marble statues acquired from Europe especially for Russia's new capital. It was a 13 ______ place for courtly life outside the palace, and balls were held here by the nobility. Russian aristocrats also 14 ______ simply walking in the Garden. In 1777 the Summer Garden was severely damaged by flooding: several statues were destroyed and fountains broken. The surviving statues were moved indoors, while modern replicas 15 ______ their place in the park. A major park 16 ______ was the fountains, the oldest in Russia. The park was chosen by Alexander Pushkin as a setting for childhood walks of the fictional 17 ______
Eugene Onegin. The Summer Garden Park remains one of the most 18 ______ places in St Petersburg.