PETERHOF
INTRODUCTION
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Shortly after founding St. Petersburg, Peter the Great planned to build a country residence, but had to postpone its construction as a result of the Great Northern War, decisive for imposing Russian...
GRAND CASCADE
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Visitors to Peterhof cannot fail to be impressed by the Grand Cascade, one of the most extraordinary fountains in the world.
It was Peter the Great who had the idea of building a hilltop palace...
GRAND PALACE
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Seen from the garden, the Grand Palace of Peterhof looks really impressive, but in reality, it is not particularly large. In fact, it only has around thirty rooms. It was built between 1714 and 1721...
GARDENS
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Peterhof is surrounded by three parks: the Lower Gardens, the Upper Gardens and the Alexandria Park, located near Tsar Nicholas I's Cottage Palace.
The large French-style Lower Gardens, created by the...
MINOR BUILDINGS
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In the Peterhof palace complex, a walk of about three kilometers takes you from Marly Palace to the Cottage, where you can visit numerous historic buildings, most of them now museums.
I suggest you...
