- Palace Square: The nearby Palace Square, with its towering Alexander Column and views of the Admiralty building, is a must-see when visiting the Winter Palace.
- The Winter Palace is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the House of Romanov, previous emperors, from 1732 to 1917.
- Thr winter palace makes your memory go back in time when the Czars used to be on russian power.
- After the death of Catherine I, the Winter Palace of Peter the Great gradually began to decline.
- After Peter II died, the Duchess of Courland and niece to Peter I, Anna Ivanovna, inherited the throne. She re-instated the Imperial Court in the Winter Palace...
- The Winter Palace of Peter the Great and the Hermitage Theater is a historical and architectural monument located in the central part of St...
- The first Winter Palace built in 1708 was of timber and was built roughly on the site of the courtyard of the present Hermitage Theatre. In 1711 the wooden building...
- It was long assumed that Peter the Great's original Winter Palace, built by Mattarnovi and Trezzini and completed in 1720...
- The last Imperial event held at The Winter Palace was a masquerade ball to honor Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich, Russia's 2nd Emperor (1646 to 1676.)
- The first Winter Palace was constructed in 1708 for Peter I . Three years later the small wooden building was replaced by a stone palace.
- “In December 1837, fire broke out in the Winter Palace, destroying nearly all the palace interiors and only being prevented from spreading to the priceless art...
- Peter the Great’s daughter, Elizabeth Petrovna, wanted an even grander and more spacious palace when she came to power, so a fourth, temporary Winter...
- Despite the frequent attacks including the Red Army attack in 1917, the Winter Palace has not lost its grandeur by any means.
