• Petergof (Russian: Петергоф), known as Petrodvorets (Петродворец) from 1944 to 1997, is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg...
  • By the way, Peterhof received his final - translated from German - name in 1944, just after the bombing of the city by fascist troops.
  • While in St. Petersburg, we took a quick day-trip out to Petergof, Peter the Great’s Palace. It was built in the 1700s and features a very unique fountain system.
  • There were villages Kuusoja and Pohjajoki on the place of Peterhof on the coast of the Gulf of Finland prior to the beginning of the XVIII century.
  • After visiting the French court in 1717, he decided to make Peterhof into an imperial residence that would rival Versailles .
  • Peterhof located outside St. Petersburg, Russia is a summary and description of the Imperial estate including Monplaisir, Marly Palace and Cottage Palace.
  • Petergof fountain Fountain in the upper park of Petergof.
  • Rastrelli’s talent turned Petergof into a solemn baroque ensemble.