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Peterhof Palaces and complex
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Peterhof Palace & Park ensemble
Key facts
- Official name
- Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
- Criteria
- Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)
- Reference
- 540bis
- Inscription
- 1990 (14th Session )
- Area
- 3,934.1 ha
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- protected area
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Saint Petersburg
- Area
- 640.1
- Founded by
- Peter the Great
- Official website
- peterhofmuseum.ru/objects/peterhof
- Image
- Grand Cascade in Peterhof 01.jpg
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- architect
- Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond
- architectural style
- baroque revival
- inception
- 1711-00-00
- Commons category
- Peterhof (palace and park ensemble)
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- different from
- Peterhof Grand Palace
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Encyclopedic overview
The Peterhof Palace (Russian: Петерго́ф, romanized: Petergóf, IPA: [pʲɪtʲɪrˈɡof]; an emulation of German "Peterhof", meaning "Peter'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 France. Originally intending it in 1709 for country habitation, Peter the Great sought to expand the property as a result of his visit to the French royal court in 1717, inspiring the nickname of "The Russian Versailles". The architect between 1714 and 1728 was Domenico Trezzini, and the style he employed became the foundation for the Petrine Baroque style favored throughout Saint Petersburg. Also in 1714, Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond, likely chosen due to his previous collaborations with Versailles landscaper André Le Nôtre, designed the gardens. Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli completed an expansion from 1747 to 1756 for Elizabeth of Russia. The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Aerial view of Peterhof Palace (main building) and the upper garden
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