The Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, commissioned by Peter the Great as a direct response to Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles. Originally intended in 1709 as a country residence, Peter expanded the property after visiting the French royal court in 1717, earning it the nickname the Russian Versailles; Domenico Trezzini served as architect from 1714 to 1728 in a style that became the foundation of the Petrine Baroque favored across Saint Petersburg, Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond designed the gardens from 1714, and Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli completed a further expansion from 1747 to 1756 for Elizabeth of Russia; the palace ensemble is recognized, together with the city center, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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