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The Grand Palace is not the only historic royal building in Peterhof. The palaces of Monplaisir and Marli, as well as the pavilion known as the ' Hermitage ', were all raised during the initial construction of Peterhof during the reign of Peter the Great.
El palacio de Peterhof es un conjunto del palacio y del parque que se encuentra en la orilla meridional del Golfo de Finlandia, a unos 29 km de San Petersburgo. Está situado en el territorio de la ciudad de Peterhof (llamada antiguamente Petrodvoréts).
Visitor information for the Peterhof Grand Palace in Petrodvorets. Read more about the Grand Palace and other attractions at Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The largest of Peterhof’s palaces is the Grand Palace, which, though imposing-looking, is not overly large, consisting of around 30 rooms. Despite its small size, the palace is full of artistic treasures – in particular, The Chesma Hall is decorated with twelve large paintings of the Battle of Chesma, a remarkable Russian naval victory of ...
1745-1755, architect F. B. Rastrelli. The Grand Peterhof Palace, majestic and elegant, with its facade stretching for almost 300 meters, occupies the dominant position of the Peterhof ensemble composition, connecting the Upper garden and the Lower park, in a single artistic entity.
The Baroque Grand Palace (1714–28) was designed by Domenico Trezzini and the palace’s gardens by Alexandre Le Blond; Bartolomeo Rastrelli enlarged the structure in 1752. Peterhof subsequently became the most lavish and popular of the Russian royal summer residences.
In XVII – XIX centuries the Grand Peterhof Palace was the main ceremonial residence of Russian tsars, which hosted important events and celebrations, receptions, balls and masquerades. This monumentally looking building has about 30 rooms inside.
