- In 1894-1895, in connection with the marriage of Nicholas II and his move to the Winter Palace, a number of rooms in the northwestern risalit of the palace...
- The Winter Palace of Peter the Great is a unique architectural monument of the first quarter of the 18th century.
- The first Winter Palace, designed in 1711 for Peter the Great, by Domenico Trezzini who, 16 years later, was to design the third Winter Palace.
- Not only did Peter the Great order all his nobles to build residences at his Winter Palace, but these aristocrats were also legally required to spend half the year there.
- 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.
- In 1917, when the monarchy was overthrown in Russia, and the power came to the Provisional Government, the Winter Palace became its the residence.
- It seems that Peter soon tired of the first palace, for in 1721 the second version of the Winter Palace was built under the direction of architect Georg Mattarnovy.
- It wasn’t until 1992, that the famous ‘Winter Palace of Peter I’ opened on display in the Hermitage Theatre.
- (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.)