Peterhof Palace

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imperial residence museum palace

Peterhof Palace is a grand imperial residence near St. Petersburg, Russia, famed for its opulent architecture, expansive gardens, and elaborate system of fountains often called the "Russian Versailles."

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Observed surface forms (21)

Surface form Occurrences
Peterhof Palace complex 8
Peterhof State Museum-Reserve 3
Peterhof, Russian Empire 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf imperial residence ⓘ
museum ⓘ
palace ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Petergof ⓘ
surface form: Petrodvorets
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
Neoclassical ⓘ
constructionStart 1714 ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
dedicatedTo celebration of Russian naval victories ⓘ
designedBy Bartolomeo Rastrelli ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Le Blond ⓘ
Niccolò Michetti ⓘ
foundedBy Peter the Great ⓘ
hasPart Adam Fountain ⓘ
Catherine Block ⓘ
Chess Mountain Cascade ⓘ
Eve Fountain ⓘ
Grand Cascade ⓘ
Grand Palace ⓘ
Hermitage Pavilion ⓘ
Grand Cascade ⓘ
surface form: Lion Cascade

Lower Park ⓘ
Marly Palace ⓘ
Monplaisir Palace ⓘ
Orangery ⓘ
Roman Fountains ⓘ
Samson Fountain ⓘ
Upper Garden ⓘ
trick fountains ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception 1710 ⓘ
locatedIn Petergof ⓘ
Saint Petersburg Oblast ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3 ⓘ
locatedNear St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedOn southern shore of the Gulf of Finland ⓘ
nickname Peterhof Palace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Russian Versailles
numberOfFountains over 150 ⓘ
opened 1723 ⓘ
ownedBy Russian Empire ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
surface form: Russian Federation
partOf Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
Peterhof Palace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Peterhof Museum-Reserve

Peterhof Palace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
reopenedToPublic post-World War II ⓘ
restorationStart 1940s ⓘ
significantEvent severely damaged during World War II ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1990 ⓘ
visitorAttraction major tourist destination ⓘ
waterSupply gravity-fed system without pumps ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

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Roman Fountains → associatedWith → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace waterworks system
Samson Fountain → associatedWith → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
St. Petersburg → hasLandmark → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
Grand Palace → hasPart → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form: Throne Room of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)
Grand Palace → hasPart → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form: Ballroom of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)
Grand Palace → hasPart → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form: Picture Hall of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)
Grand Palace → hasPart → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form: Chesme Hall of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)
Grand Palace → hasPart → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form: White Dining Room of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace and Park
Chess Mountain Cascade → heritageSiteOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
Chess Mountain Cascade → locatedIn → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
Eve Fountain → locatedIn → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
Grand Cascade → locatedIn → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
Monplaisir Palace → locatedIn → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Petergof Palace complex
Orangery → locatedIn → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Orangery at Peterhof
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
Roman Fountains → locatedIn → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
Samson Fountain → locatedIn → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
Catherine Block → managedBy → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof State Museum-Reserve
Orangery → managedBy → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Orangery at Peterhof
this entity surface form: Peterhof State Museum-Reserve
Peterhof Palace → nickname → Peterhof Palace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russian Versailles
Grand Palace → operator → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form: Peterhof State Museum-Reserve
Grand Palace → overlooks → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form: fountains of Peterhof
Catherine Block → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
Catherine Block → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Lower Park ensemble
Chess Mountain Cascade → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof fountain ensemble
Eve Fountain → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace fountain system
Grand Cascade → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
Grand Cascade → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Park of Peterhof
Grand Palace → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
Monplaisir Palace → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace and Park Ensemble
Orangery → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Orangery at Peterhof
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace and Park Ensemble
Orangery → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
subject surface form: Orangery at Peterhof
this entity surface form: lower gardens of Peterhof
Peterhof Palace → partOf → Peterhof Palace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
Peterhof Palace → partOf → Peterhof Palace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof Museum-Reserve
Samson Fountain → partOf → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Park of Peterhof
this entity surface form: Peterhof, Russian Empire
this entity surface form: Peterhof, Russian Empire
Maria Nikolaevna of Russia → placeOfBirth → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof, Russian Empire
Maria Nikolaevna of Russia → placeOfBirth → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
Catherine II of Russia → residence → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
House of Romanov → residence → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
Roman Fountains → waterSource → Peterhof Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peterhof gravity-fed water system