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.
Facts
Building Type LocationPeterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia 2 No completed-year fact filed this pass: Britannica states only that Peter the Great founded the Peterhof estate in 1709, not when the Grand Palace building itself was finished; recorded as a remaining gap rather than guessed. Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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Sources
1. Peterhof Palace (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEntity description and the lead of the Wikipedia articleQuote, Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
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.
2. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.britannica.com/place/Peterhof, page title
Peterhof | Palace, Gardens & Fountains
britannica.com/place/Peterhof, meta description
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
View the Source 3. Peterhof Palace (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1711)Quote, Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1711)
Wikidata item Q1258473, property P571: 1711
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