• The owner of the palace, Alexander Menshikov, built an extraordinary career in the court of Peter the Great .
  • ^ It is not to be confused with the Menshikov Palace in Oranienbaum, Russia, built by the same architects around the same time.
  • View of the Winter Palace of Peter I. • 1716. View of A. Menshikov's Palace on Vasilievsky Island - Alexey Zubov.
  • The interiors of the Menshikov Palace are as unique as its appearance. Particular attention and interest is the third residential floor.
  • The most luxurious house of its time in St Petersburg, the Menshikov Palace was also the first large stone building to be constructed in the city.
  • Great Menshikov Palace is a Petrine Baroque monument. It was built for a very close associate of Peter the Great – Alexander Menshikov.
  • An extensive garden stood behind the palace. After Menshikov fell into disgrace and was exiled to Siberia, the palace was handed over to the Cadet Corps.
  • It is a Petrine Baroque edifice in Saint Petersburg. Menshikov Palace was built in 1710 - 1720 years by the architects Fontana and Schedel.
  • After the disgrace of Menshikov, the palace was confiscated to the treasury and turned into a closed military educational institution.
  • The Menshikov Palace. University Embankment, 15, St Petersburg, 190000•8 (812) 323-11-12.