- 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.
- The inside of the Palace has been reconstructed several times: during the 1780s and 1790s by Giacomo Quarenghi and Ivan Starov and in the 1830s by Carlo...
- In the last room before you leave, don't miss the wax effigy of Peter made by Bartolomeo Rastrelli after the tsar died in the palace in 1725.
- (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.)
- I am in the process of planning a trip and am wondering how much time people spent in the Winter Palace?
- Disign of the ground floor of Peter I's Winter House.jpg 586 × 1,366; 445 KB.
- It wasn’t until 1992, that the famous ‘Winter Palace of Peter I’ opened on display in the Hermitage Theatre.
- The most famous rooms of the Winter Palace - the Jordan Gallery, Jordan Staircase, Field Marshal Hall, Peter ( Small Throne Room) Hall, Armorial Hall, 1812 War...
- The Winter Palace, in Saint Cathinburg, Calathrina, is the offical residence of the Calathrinan monarchs, serving as that since 1732.