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Catherine Block. 1746–1759, architect F.B. Rastrelli. To the western Guest gallery of "Monplaisir", there is adjacent yellow one-story building, the "Catherine block". It was built for the empress Elizabeth by the architect F.B. Rastrelli in the middle of the XVIII century. The palace, decorated in baroque style, was intended for the court ...
Since April 27th till October 13th The Lower Park is open daily 9:00-20:00.Ticket offices: 9:00–19:30. Tickets to the Lower park can be purchased at the ticket offices, terminals on the Palace and Razvodnaya square of Peterhof and on the website tickets.peterhofmuseum.ru. Ticket to the Lower park is valid for one entry.
Neptune Fountain. 1721-1724, architect J.-B. Le Blond. 1737, sculptor B. K. Rastrelli. 1798-1799, architect F.P. Brouer, sculptors H. Ritter, G. Schweiger, I. Eisler. The Neptune Fountain is located in the large central pool of the Upper Garden. The bronze figure of the god of the seas, with the crown on his head and the trident in hand, is ...
According to the legend, people who drank from this source, were poetically inspired. The Lion cascade is the only one of the four cascades of the Lower Park, that is not located on a slope, but on the lower terrace. The restoration of the Lion cascade in 2000, completed the post-war rehabilitation of the Lower Park fountain constructions ...
The multimedia information-play system is an entertaining & visual overview of the major milestones in the 300-year history of the Grand Peterhof Palace. The timeline format allows to discover key eventd in the Palace's life using various keys (paintings, prints, photographs, drawings, archival documents, museum items).
The basis of the museum exposition was a collection of Alexander Semenovich Perelman, acquired by the State Museum-Reserve "Peterhof" in late 1999. As part of this collection, in addition to the cards, there were objects of fine, decorative and applied arts, representing the game and its attributes, as well as a unique library, by its composition.
Peterhof seaside pavilion served as the prototype of all Russian "hermitages" later built. Its construction was commissioned to the architect, J. Braunstein. The works began in 1721, and ended only after the death of Peter I. A small two-storey building of the pavilion, rests on a massive foot-podium and is surrounded by a deep, wide moat.
