Former Location of Wooden Switchback (Saint Petersburg)

Russia / Sankt Petersburg / Lomonosov / Saint Petersburg
 meadow, draw only border, listed building / architectural heritage
Stepping off the second-level balcony of the Sledging Pavilion, one would have found oneself at the top of a wooden switchback{rollercoaster} rising 108 feet in the air. There one would have prepared to descend the 1/3 mile slide on a wooden cart!
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranienbaum,_Russia
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Coordinates:   59°54'50"N   29°44'34"E

Comments

  • Check the facts. There was a wooden switchback that was built for Catherine the Great and her court. Inside the pavilion is a architectural model.
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