Webcam Peterhof. Botanicheskaya Street, Chebyshevskaya Street (Leningrad region)
The city of Peterhof belongs to one of the leading and most interesting palaces and park complexes in the world. Peterhof's world fame was brought by its unique palaces, parks and fountains. Peterhof is part of the Petrodvortsovy District of St. Petersburg, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Peterhof is now a major scientific and cultural center. There are a large number of different faculties of St. Petersburg University, a number of research and design institutes.
The appearance of Peterhof dates back to 1710, when, by order of Peter I here began construction of his summer residence. In Dutch the word Peterhof means Peter's Court, later it was remade in German as Peterhof. Over time, Peterhof began to turn into a summer residence of the imperial court. The leading architects of the time took part in the design of its many palaces. Very soon two estates arose in the neighborhood of the residence, they grew and were equipped, and already in 1762 Peterhof receives the status of the city.
During the Great Patriotic War the city was occupied by German troops. His numerous palaces were completely looted, badly damaged, from them remained only the walls, the parks were cut down. Almost immediately after the war began restoration of this amazing palace and park complex, restoration of the palaces' interiors was carried out by the best craftsmen in the country. In 1964, the Grand Palace received the first guided tours.
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Nov. 23, 2022, 11:12 a.m.
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4
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Russia
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Peterhof
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