- Aerial view of the Grand Menshikov Palace. Oranienbaum (Russian: Ораниенбаум) is a Russian royal residence, located on the Gulf of Finland west of St. Petersburg.
- The Grand Menshikov Palace is one of the Russian baroque architectural wonders of the middle 18th century, and one of the oldest royal building in Oranienbaum.
- The main residence of one of the state’s first nobles had to be the symbol of Russia’s triumph in the Great Northern War. The German word Oranienbaum...
- In 1743, Oranienbaum became the residence of the future Emperor Peter III. To train the heir to military affairs, there was a lucrative fortress built - Peterstadt.
- Russia. ... Many buildings in Oranienbaum are intended solely for amusement, such as a Picture House with galleries, library and Kunstkamera.
- Russia. ... from Saint-Petersburg is another wonderful suburb of the Northern Capital, the town of Lomonosov, the former name of which sounds like Oranienbaum.
- Oranienbaum was meant to be a part of a grand panorama, meeting all the visitors to the new Russian capital by the sea.
- RUSSIAN VISA. ... Grand Menshikov Palace - perhaps the most impressive landmark of Oranienbaum, west of St. Petersburg, Russia.
- This was one of the highlights of our trip. Not many go here, even Russians. ... It would be better if you visited Oranienbaum it the summer or later spring!
