History of the roller coaster - Wikipedia
History Beginnings. The world's oldest roller coasters descended from the "Russian Mountains," which were specially constructed hills of snow located in the gardens of palaces around the Russian capital, Saint Petersburg, in the 18th century.This attraction was called a Katalnaya Gorka or "sliding mountain" in Russian. The slides were built to a height of between 70 feet (21 m) and 80 feet (24 ...
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