• The Upper Garden, placed on the terrace in front of the south facade of the Grand Peterhof Palace, is perceived today, foremost, as a grand entrance to the...
  • The territory of the Upper Garden is located 40 km from the northern capital, between the Bolshoi Peterhof Palace and St. Petersburg Avenue.
  • The square ponds of the Upper Garden were dug in 1721 and laid out near the Grand Palace, on both sides of the Oak Fountain.
  • The garden of the Peterhof is really beautiful, you can make long walks and in summer have a picnic and enjoy the quiet location.
  • Peter arrived to Peterhof mostly by the sea; the same did all his guests, this way most of them never got to see the Upper Garden at all.
  • Also during Peter's reign, and then under Empress Elizabeth, who continued her father's work at Peterhof after over a decade of neglect, the Upper Gardens...
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  • From the Upper Garden you can enjoy the southern façade of the Grand palace which has marble statues of gods and goddesses made by Italian sculptor Antonio...
  • The Peterhof Palace (Russian: Петергоф, romanized: Petergóf, IPA: [pʲɪtʲɪrˈɡof],) (an emulation of early modern Dutch "Pieterhof", meaning "Pieter's Court"...
  • Only by the second half of the 18th century, the Upper Garden acquired the appearance of a regular park: here, one after another, fountains began to appear.