- The grand opening of Peterhof took place on the 15th of August 1723. For a long time, the Grand Peterhof Palace (built in 1725, rebuilt in 1745-1755)...
- One of the most peculiar Peterhof Palace facts is that the Grand Palace isn’t actually that big because even though wide, it’s quite narrow in shape as well!
- Grand Palace in Peterhof - description. The majestic building is distinguished by several volume parts, the largest of which is the average three-storied part...
- Escape the tourist crowds and delight in the imperial majesty of the Peterhof Grand Palace and Gardens on a 4-hour private tour from St Petersburg.
- It feels incredibly hard to wrap words around all that you can see in Peterhof. Peter the Great’s grand palace is often referred as the “Russian Versailles”.
- The Grand Palace, Peterhof is beautiful and the grounds stunning...but what did it look like after World War Two?
- Photo: Peterhof Palace, view from above, Peterhof Grand Palace, a grand staircase - the lower part. On the main staircase shapes spring and summer.
- Peterhof Palace is the main landmark of the palace and garden complex on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.
- The Grand Cascade seemed to split the Peterhof Palace estate into two with an azure line extending all the way to the Gulf of Finland.
- Designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, the long and narrow façade of the Grand Palace is sophisticated and elegant, boasting white pavilions with golden cupolas.