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俄罗斯 | 圣彼得堡
Founded in 1703 as a Window on the West by Peter the Great, the city celebrated its 300th anniversary with great pomp in 2003. For two centuries the capital of the Tsarist Empire, synonymous with excess and magnificence, St. Petersburg was built on a grand scale, with palaces and boulevards designed to be viewed from afar, and bold symmetry embracing the whole, rapidly regaining its reputation as one of the great cities of Europe.
