A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peterhof was the brainchild and summer palace of Peter the Great. The palace is frequently likened to Versailles, which inspired its design. While the palace is an ...

And all I can do is take you to where I’ve been. Now, Peter the Great had seen Louis XIV’s Versailles Palace in France, and he wanted something at least as grand if not more so. Construction ...

Petersburg proper, the Catherine Palace and Park certainly merits a visit by anyone in the area, especially enthusiasts of elaborate and fanciful architecture. In 1717, Peter the Great ...