Ruskeala (Mountain Park)

Ruskeala, Russia

Ruskeala Mountain Park (́ «́») is a tourist complex located in the Sortavalsky District of the Republic of Karelia. Its central feature is a former marble quarry, now flooded by groundwater and designated as a cultural heritage site. The park is one of the earliest examples in northwestern Russia of the commercial development of a historical and cultural heritage site.

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