- The first Winter Palace was constructed in 1708 for Peter I . Three years later the small wooden building was replaced by a stone palace.
- And right in the middle of it stands the magnificent Winter Palace of Peter the Great and all the Russian Tsars that came after him.
- The official residence of Russia’s royal family from 1731 to 1917, the Winter Palace is now a popular tourist attraction and part of a large complex of buildings...Bulunamadı: i
- This is the fifth building of the Winter Palace and the most outstanding in size. It is worth mentioning that the four predecessors of the Winter Palace, unfortunately...Bulunamadı: peter
- The crowning glory of the Empress’s architectural endeavor was the Winter Palace, built by Elizabeth’s favorite architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli on the Neva River.Bulunamadı: i
- 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...
- Peter the Great’s aspirations for the Winter Palace were not to rival Versailles in size or splendor—that honor would fall to the Peterhof Palace—but to build a...
- 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.