- 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.
- kids.kiddle.co Winter_PalaceThe first Winter Palace, designed in 1711 for Peter the Great, by Domenico Trezzini who, 16 years later, was to design the third Winter Palace.
- tripadvisor.co.uk Attraction_Review-g298507-…Things to do in St. Petersburg. The Winter Palace of Peter the Great. ... See all things to do. The Winter Palace of Peter the Great. 4.5. 1,102 reviews.
- 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.
- 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.
- travelinos.com n-17480-Winter_Palace_in_Saint_…The construction of the magnificent Winter Palace began in 1754 in the management of Russian King Peter I or also known as Peter the Great.
- 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.
- encyclopedia.com history/encyclopedias-almanacs-…The institution of the Winter Palace dates from the first decade of St. Petersburg's existence, when the first Winter House was constructed for Peter I in 1711.
- 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...