- Home of the first governor of the city, the Menshikov Palace was the first large stone building to be built in St Petersburg, and the only private city structure to...
- 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.
- Menshikov's Palace stretches for 210 meters along the bank of Neva river. At the time of its construction it was one of the stone buildings in the area.
- 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.
- Specifically in Peter Feodorovich's time, here, the eastern pavilion of the Great Menshikov's Palace, received its current name - "Japanese".
- The Palace was built for Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov who was a Prince of the Russian Empire and a very close associate of Peter the Great.
- Alexander Menshikov, the former owner of the palace, was a prominent Russian statesman and a close friend of Peter the Great.
- The Menshikov Palace was built between 1710 and 1727 on the orders of Prince Aleksandr Menshikov, the first governor of St Petersburg...
- The former home of Russia's first Prime Minister, Alexander Menshikov, the palace is a combination of 17th century aesthetics from around the world: America...
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