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Petergof (Russian: Петерго́ф), known as Petrodvorets (Петродворец) from 1944 to 1997, is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.
The Peterhof Palace (Russian: Петерго́ф, tr. Petergóf, IPA: [pʲɪtʲɪrˈɡof],) (an emulation of early modern Dutch "Pieterhof", meaning "Pieter's Court") is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, commissioned by Peter the Great as a direct response to the Palace of Versailles by Louis XIV of ...
Peterhof located outside St. Petersburg, Russia is a summary and description of the Imperial estate including Monplaisir, Marly Palace and Cottage Palace. Read more about historic Peterhof (Petrodvorets).
Home. Imperial Estates. Peterhof (Petrodvorets) Visiting Peterhof. If you only have time to make one trip out of St. Petersburg during your stay, then it should be Peterhof, the greatest of all the city's suburban estates.
Petergof. Formerly: (until 2009) Petrodvorets. Petrodvorets: Grand Palace. The Grand Palace, Petrodvorets, Russia. Peterhof, suburb of St. Petersburg, northwestern European Russia. It lies on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of the city of St. Petersburg.
Peterhof (Petrodvorets) Grand Palace. The Grand Palace at Peterhof was designed to be the centerpiece of Peter the Great's "Russian Versaille". Around 1720, the Tsar gave up on attempts to establish his court at Strelna, mainly because the boggy ground proved entirely unsuitable for the canals and fountains that he envisioned.
About. Once a formal garden built for Peter the Great, this popular park still has more than 80 of the original marble statues and sculptures and houses Peter's Summer Palace, a simply designed two-story building that now displays many of the ruler's own artifacts. Duration: 2-3 hours.
