Peterhof

Building date: 1714 - 1723 Architects: I. Braunstein, J.B. Le Blond, N. Miketti, F. Rastrelli, A.N. Voronikhin, A.I. Stackenschneider. Master-gardeners: L. Harnigfelt, А. Borisov, B. Fok, Т. Timofeev. After 200 years of serving as a grand summer residence of the emperors, Peterhof is inextricably connected with the Russian history. The seaside paradise was built, as a grandiose triumphal memorial glorifying the grandeur of Russia, in conquering the much needed and desired access to the Baltic Sea, during the Great Northern War.

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