Peterhof landing stage

Peterhof landing stage
Official name Passenger mooring Peterhof
Russian: Пассажирский причал Петергоф
Type Hydrofoil boats lines Pier
Carries Pedestrian
Spans Gulf of Finland
Locale Petergof, suburb of St. Petersburg
Construction Pile structure
Owner Peterhof Palace museum
Total length 136.5 meters
Width 8 meters

Peterhof landing stage is a mooring for hydrofoil boats, of the type Meteor, in the Lower Gardens of Peterhof Palace

It is located in northern end Sea Channel and is in a the C-shaped form. The exit from it is directed aside St. Petersburg.

The mooring and foot platform are located at the open coast of Gulf of Finland. Its has a length of 136.5 metres, width of 8 metres, it consists a platform of 23 flights, each flight is formed by two numbers of the ferro-concrete piles united in a frame by a ferro-concrete crossbar. From above the design is blocked by ferro-concrete plates tee bars on five plates in flight.[1]

For all visitors entry to Lower Gardens requires the purchase of tickets, but for visitors arriving by hydrofoil it is included in cost of the ticket of a sea line.

References

  1. ^ "Passenger mooring in Peterhof will thoroughly repair Russian: Пассажирский причал в Петергофе основательно отремонтируют" (in ru). fontanka.ru. 2009-08-21. http://www.fontanka.ru/2009/08/21/116/. Retrieved 2009-08-24.