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Mermaid statues at Peterhof, St. Petersburg, Russia

The fountains at Peterhof in St. Petersburg (Russia) are immensely impressive, built on a grand scale.    The Samson Fountain, which is part of the "Great Cascade", contains several mermaid statues.   map

Mermaids at Peterhof
The Peterhof Great Cascade fountains. Photo by Cottbus.
Peterhof Mermaids

There are several copies of this mermaid sculpture at this fountain.   Note that both the child and grown mermaids are twin-tailed mermaids.  Other twin-tailed mermaids in our collection are listed here.

Peterhof Mermaids.  Photo by Jonathan Ho.
The Peterhof Great Cascade fountains.  Photo by Cottbus.
Mermaid statues in Samson Fountain at Peterhof.  Photo by Jonathan Ho.

References:
● http://www.saint-petersburg.com/peterhof/fountains-peterhof.asp  
● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterhof_Palace

● The Mermaids of Earth coffee-table book: See page 39 in the book about this sculpture.

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