- historyhit.com Travel Russia(The palace is adjacent to the site of Peter the Great’s original Winter Palace, built in 1708, which is now the site of the Hermitage Theatre.)
- tipings.com Winter Palace in St. Petersburg: description, historyhistory of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, as well as many other buildings in the city, begins during the reign of Tsar Peter I. In 1711, the king built a sort of...
- inyourpocket.com st-petersburg-en/winter-palace-…Exhibition complex of the State Hermitage. The Winter Palace of Peter the Great is a unique architectural monument of the first quarter of the 18th century.
- destinationhistorypod.com episodes/winterpalaceWhat an honour. It wasn’t until 1992, that the famous ‘Winter Palace of Peter I’ opened on display in the Hermitage Theatre.
- heroesofadventure.com listing/winter-palace-of-…The first Imperial residence on the site of the Winter Palace was a wooden house in the Dutch style built in 1708 for Peter the Great and his family.
- lonelyplanet.com russia/st-petersburg/historic-…...of Peter the Great, including a large fragment of the former state courtyard, as well as several suites of palace apartments. ... 8. Winter Palace. 0.22 MILES.
- tostpost.com arts-entertainment/28824-the-…Architect of the winter Palace under Peter. The Grandeur and true ceremonial purpose of the building could not be better underlined.
- web.archive.org web/20150630070354/http://…About fifty cats call Winter Palace home, all descendants of a Dutch cat of Peter the Great. Their primary role is to protect the Winter Palace from mice.
- advantour.com russia/saint-petersburg/palaces/…Information about the Winter Palace in St.Petersburg: history, architecture, interesting facts. The Winter Palace witnessed a lot of important historical events.