Incredible Tour to Mountain Park ''Ruskeala''

 

Ruskeala is a stunningly beautiful place in Russian North near the Russian-Finnish border.Ruskeala owes its beauty not only to the unique northern nature but also to human involvement. There is a famous marble canyon that has been supplying marble to large construction in Saint Petersburg for several centuries.Ruskeala was controlled by Russia, Sweden and Finland at various times. In the second half of the 17th century the Swedes began to extract marble for producing lime.After Saint Petersburg was founded and became a new Russian capital, the Russians started large construction there.When Catherine II ascended to the Russian throne, Ruskeala was recaptured by Russia. Then Saint Petersburg turned into a massive construction site. Soon Ruskeala became a major supplier of amazing varicolored marble for the northern Russian capital and other towns.