The Premier Site for Russian Culture
The Grand Palace lies at the very heart of Peterhof – the former summer residence of the Russian monarchs. This majestic three-storey building once hosted magnificent receptions and balls and was a w...
The Upper and Lower Grottos are the architectural centre of the Grand Cascade. They were built between 1715 and 1723 and designed by Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre Le Blond, Johann Friedrich Braunstein and ...
This museum covers the history of the Peterhof fountains and water pipes. Besides objects dating from the foreign travels of Peter the Great, archive documents track the creation and development of t...
The Special Treasury is a museum of jewels and imperial treasures. The valuables are housed in the western wing of the Grand Palace, which is known as the Double-Headed Eagle Pavilion. Many European ...
The Aviaries are located in the eastern end of the Lower Park. These elegant wooden pavilions were specially designed by Nicola Michetti for keeping birds in 1722 and are the only park pavilions of t...
The Museum of Collections was opened in 2003. The permanent exhibition is composed of works donated to the museum by famous collectors from St Petersburg – Joseph Ezrah and Alexander and Rosa Timofey...
The Museum of Bicycles is located in one of the oldest stone buildings in Peterhof, dating from 1796. The collection includes twelve bicycles once ridden through the Peterhof parks by Russian emperor...
The museum is located in the former Ladies-in-Waiting Block, originally built in 1854 by Nicolas Benois, one of the members of this remarkable dynasty of architects, painters, sculptors, theatrical d...
This unique museum is the only one in Russia dedicated to the history of the playing card. It is housed in the former headquarters of the palace administration, which were built in the late eighteent...
The Imperial Yachts Museum is located a little way from the main tourist sites, not far from the landing wharf on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. The collection includes unique objects from the lif...