Grand Palace

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The Grand Palace is the opulent central royal residence at Peterhof, renowned for its lavish Baroque architecture and commanding view over the estate’s famous fountains and gardens.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Grand Palace (Peterhof) 48 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
palace
royal residence
tourist attraction
architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Jean-Baptiste Le Blond
Niccolò Michetti
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Petrine Baroque
builtFor House of Romanov
surface form: Russian imperial family
client Peter the Great
commissionedBy Peter the Great
country Russia
expandedIn 18th century
function summer residence
hasPart Peterhof Palace
surface form: Ballroom of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)

Peterhof Palace
surface form: Chesme Hall of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)

Peterhof Palace
surface form: Picture Hall of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)

Peterhof Palace
surface form: Throne Room of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)

Peterhof Palace
surface form: White Dining Room of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)

church wing of the Grand Palace (Peterhof)
hasView Baltic Sea
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments"
inaugurationDate 1723
locatedIn Petergof
surface form: Petergof, Saint Petersburg
locatedNear Gulf of Finland
material stone
notableFor grand enfilade of state rooms
lavish Baroque interiors
panoramic view over fountains and gardens
numberOfFloors 2
openToPublic yes
operator Peterhof Palace
surface form: Peterhof State Museum-Reserve
overlooks Peterhof Lower Park
surface form: Grand Cascade (Peterhof)

Peterhof Lower Park
surface form: Lower Gardens of Peterhof

Peterhof Palace
surface form: fountains of Peterhof
ownedBy Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
partOf Petergof
surface form: Peterhof

Peterhof Palace
surface form: Peterhof Palace complex
rebuiltIn 1740s
1750s
restoredIn post-World War II period
roofMaterial metal
startDate 1714
styleInfluence Château de Versailles
surface form: Versailles
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1990
usedAs museum
warDamage World War II

Referenced by (2)

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Petergof hasAttraction Grand Palace
Peterhof Palace hasPart Grand Palace