MUSEUMS AND PALACE-AND-PARK OF ST. PETERSBURG SUBURBS.
Peterhof (
Petrodvoretz)
- Open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10.30 am to 05.00 pm.
- Closed on Monday and last Tuesday.
- You may go there by bus from Baltic (Baltiysky) train station or by boat
from the Hermitage.
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After the victory at Poltava in 1709 and the naval victories at Gangut Peter the Great decided to build a sumptuous town near his new capital to demonstrate his empire's power and wealth. The Palace was constructed as Peter's summer residence and the waterworks for the system of fountain was built in the park laid out by the palace. There are a total of 144 fountains and 4 cascades here. Peterhof is a jewel of the Russian art, a town of parks, palaces, and fountains. Verkhny (Upper) Garden and Nizhny (Lower) Park are genuine masterpieces of landscape design.
There are 9 museums in the reserve such as
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The Grand Palace
(open Tuesday through Sunday from 10.30 am to 05.00 pm, closed on Monday and last Tuesday);
- Monplaisir;
- Catherine's Block;
- Marli;
- The Hermitage;
- the Church of St. Aleksander Nevsky (Gothic Capella);
- The Benois family museum;
- Cottage;
- and The Bath Block
(All these museums are open on Saturday and Sunday only from 10.30 am to 05.00 pm).
You are welcome to Saint-Petersburg! |
