Peterhof Palace
The Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens located in Peterhof, 35 km from Saint Petersburg, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the Russian Versailles. The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The largest of Peterhof's palaces looks truly imposing when seen from the Lower or Upper Gardens, but in fact it is quite narrow and not overly large. Of its approximately thirty rooms, several deserve mention.
The Grand Palace is not the only historic royal building in Peterhof. The palaces of Monplaisir and Marly, as well as the pavilion known as the 'Hermitage', were all raised during the initial construction of Peterhof during the reign of Peter the Great. The Lower Gardens also contain a large greenhouse, and in the Alexandrine Park stands the palace of Nicholas I.
Like the Lower Gardens, the Upper Gardens contain many fountains, distributed among seven broad pools. The landscaping, though, is entirely different; unlike the Lower Gardens (which are strictly geometric), the Upper Gardens are not. A few of the fountains have curious sculptures.
The Peterhof Palace
The Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens located in Saint Petersburg (Russia), laid out on the orders of Peter the Great.
These palaces and gardens are sometimes referred to as the Russian Versailles.
The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The dominant natural feature of Peterhof is a sixteen-metre-high bluff lying less than a hundred metres from the shore.
Atop the bluff, stands the Grand Palace (Bolshoi Dvorets).
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Grand palace, lower garden and fountain at Peterhof , Saint petersburg , Russia
Beautiful palaces and gardens located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out in 17th century on the orders of Peter the Great. This area is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Interesting to note that Water for the fountains is supplied by a gravity-fed water system. It was Completely destroyed during second world, Restoration work began almost immediately after the end of the war and continues to this day
Peterhof Palace & Park
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Peterhof Park and Gardens, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
The world-famous palace, fountain and park ensemble of Peterhof is an outstanding landmark of Russian artistic culture of the 18-19th centuries.Peterhof is a Dutch word meaning Peter's Court. Western European influence is abound in the Peterhof, called the Russian Versailles.
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For those of you, whose main interest in Peterhof is the beauty of its magnificent gardens and fountains, you'll find this to be the perfect tour as they will be the sole focus of this outing. Peterhof, the town of palaces, fountains and parks, was built by Peter the Great to rival Versailles and a great part of the work was focused on the lavish gardens. The estate construction spanned two centuries and upon its completion it encompassed seven parks and more than 20 smaller palaces and pavilions. Peter himself designed the layout of the 300 acre park and spectacular fountains, 144 in total, all operating without the use of pumps by a combination of naturally generated water pressure and magic.
The Upper Park has as its centerpiece the Neptune Fountain, ending up here after Paul I bought it during one of his shopping trips to Germany. The Lower Park where you find the famous Grand Cascade -- often considered the chief delight of the grounds -- consists of three waterfalls, an avenue of 64 fountains and 37 gilded statues. Samson, constructed in 1734-1735 and the main attraction of Peterhof, is located at the base of the Great Cascade. A hydrofoil will arrive at the pier located in the Low Park to whisk you back to the city while you have the great opportunity so see the city from the perspective of the Gulf of Finland.
Peterhof Palace and Gardens
The main sight to see at Peterhof is not the Palace but the grounds, especially the 176 fountains. There are actually several palaces at Peterhof, all of them very modest compared to Catherine's Summer Palace. The main palace or what is called the Grand Palace, sits on a bluff right above the Gulf of Finland. You might just want to bundle up for this trip, because the wind coming off the Gulf up that bluff will get your attention! Just below the Grand Palace are a series of amazing fountains modeled after the ones at Château de Marly in France. Perhaps the greatest technological achievement of Peterhof is that all of the fountains operate without the use of pumps. Water is supplied from natural springs and collects in reservoirs in the Upper Gardens. The elevation difference creates the pressure that drives most of the fountains of the Lower Gardens, including the Grand Cascade.
There is a lovely cafe in the middle of all these gardens right below the Grand Palace. You can sit outside and enjoy some tea or glass of wine while viewing these amazing fountains. I am sure Peter had great fun traipsing around this property creating what is considered the seventh great wonder of Russia. There are four other palaces to visit at Peterhof, all of which are relatively small - Monplaisir (Peter's favorite), Marly, Cottage and Hermitage - as well as acres of parkland, which would take a whole day to explore. Don't miss a walk down to the western part of the Lower Park to see the Chess Hill (Shakhmatnaya Gora), a water cascade tiled in the black and white like a chessboard.
Peterhof Park and Gardens St. Petersburg Russia 2017
Turning on the fountains in Peterhof Park and Gardens. St Petersburg 2017
Walking Around Lower Gardens at Peterhof palace in Saint, Petersburg, Russia
The expanse of the Lower Gardens is designed in the formal style of french formal gardens of the 17th century. Although many trees are overgrown, in the recent years the formal clipping along the many allees has resumed in order to restore the original appearance of the garden. The many fountains located here exhibit an unusual degree of creativity. One of the most notable designs is entitled 'The Sun'. A disk radiating water jets from its edge creates an image of the sun's rays, and the whole structure rotates about a vertical axis so that the direction in which the sun faces is constantly changing.
Several fountains are designed with the specific purpose of soaking visitors. Two take the form of gangly trees rigged with jets that activate when someone approaches. Another, disguised as an umbrella with a circular bench set around the stem, drops a curtain of water from its rim when someone enters to take a seat.
The same bluff that provides a setting for the Grand Cascade houses two other, very different cascades. West of the Grand Palace is the Golden Mountain (Золотая Гора), decorated with marble statuary that contrasts with the riotous gilded figures of the Grand Cascade. To the east is the Chess Mountain (Шахматная Гора), a broad chute whose surface is tiled black and white like a chessboard. The most prominently positioned fountains of Peterhof are 'Adam' and 'Eve'. They occupy symmetric positions on either side of the Sea Channel, each at the conjunction of eight paths.
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The dominant natural feature of Peterhof is a 16-m-high bluff lying less than 100 m from the shore. The so-called Lower Gardens (Nizhny Sad), at 1.02 km² comprising the better part of Peterhof's land area, are confined between this bluff and the shore, stretching east and west for roughly 200 m. The majority of Peterhof's fountains are contained here, as are several small palaces and outbuildings. East of the Lower Gardens lies the Alexandria Park with 19th-century Gothic Revival structures such as the Kapella.
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Peterhof (Петергоф) is the greatest suburban estates of St.Peresburg. Perhaps Peterhof it the most beautiful Park in all of Russia. It is very easy to get to Peterhof from the center of Saint Petersburg. The drive should take no more than 1 hour. Peterhof famous for its park with fountains. The park includes 4 cascades and 176 fountains! The Grand opening of Peterhof was held in 1723. Emperor Peter 1 arrived at the opening in Peterhof from Kronstadt.
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00:06 The Grand Cascade
00:45 The Samson Fountain
01:54 Marine Canal
02:00 Bowl Fountain
02:15 The Eve Fountain
02:25 The Lion Cascade
02:38 The Adam Fountain
02:49 The Golden Hill Cascade
02:53 The Marly Pond
03:00 The Joke Fountain The Umbrella
03:18 The Triton Cloche Fountain
03:21 Snop Fountain
03:31 Sun Fountain
03:40 Pyramid Fountain
03:48 The Roman Fountain
03:59 The Chess Board Hill Cascade
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Петергоф - самая восхитительная загородная усадьба Санкт-Петербурга. Возможно, Петергоф - самый восхитительный парк во всей России. До Петергофа очень легко добраться из центра Санкт-Петербурга. Дорога займет не более 1 часа. Петергоф знаменит своим парком с фонтанами. Парк включает в себя 4 каскада и 176 фонтанов! Торжественное открытие Петергофа состоялось в 1723 году. Император Петр 1 прибыл на открытие в Петергоф из Кронштадта.
00:06 Большой каскад
00:45 фонтан Самсон
01:54 Морской канал
02:00 фонтан Чаша
02:15 фонтан Ева
02:25 Львиный каскад
02:38 фонтан Адам
02:49 каскад Золотая Гора
02:53 Марлинский пруд
03:00 фонтан-шутиха Зонтик
03:18 фонтан-клоша Тритон
03:21 фонтан Сноп
03:31 фонтан Солнце
03:40 фонтан Пирамида
03:48 Римский фонтан
03:59 каскад Шахматная Гора
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Peterhof Palace
The Peterhof Palace (Russian: Петерго́ф; IPA: Dutch for Peter's Court) is a series of palaces and gardens located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These Palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the Russian Versailles. The palace-ensemble along with the city centre is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Grand Cascade and Samson Fountain
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The Grand Cascade is modelled on one constructed for Louis XIV at his Château de Marly, which is likewise memorialised in one of the park's outbuildings.
At the centre of the cascade is an artificial grotto with two stories, faced inside and out with hewn brown stone. It currently contains a modest museum of the fountains' history. One of the exhibits is a table carrying a bowl of (artificial) fruit, a replica of a similar table built under Peter's direction. The table is rigged with jets of water that soak visitors when they reach for the fruit, a feature from Mannerist gardens that remained popular in Germany. The grotto is connected to the palace above and behind by a hidden corridor.
The fountains of the Grand Cascade are located below the grotto and on either side of it. Their waters flow into a semicircular pool, the terminus of the fountain-lined Sea Channel. In the 1730s, the large Samson Fountain was placed in this pool. It depicts the moment when Samson tears open the jaws of a lion, representing Russia's victory over Sweden in the Great Northern War, and is doubly symbolic. The lion is an element of the Swedish coat of arms, and one of the great victories of the war was won on St Samson's Day. From the lion's mouth shoots a 20-metre-high vertical jet of water, the highest in all of Peterhof. This masterpiece by Mikhail Kozlovsky was looted by the invading Germans during the Second World War; see History below. A replica of the statue was installed in 1947.
Perhaps the greatest technological achievement of Peterhof is that all of the fountains operate without the use of pumps. Water is supplied from natural springs and collects in reservoirs in the Upper Gardens. The elevation difference creates the pressure that drives most of the fountains of the Lower Gardens, including the Grand Cascade. The Samson Fountain is supplied by a special aqueduct, over four km in length, drawing water and pressure from a high-elevation source.
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Peterhof Palace better known as Summer Palace in St. Petersburg. The Summer Palace of Peter the Great. A place with magnificent fountains. But the fountains in Peterhof Palace don't work in winter. So is this place also worth visiting in winter?
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It is winter and you are in St. Petersburg. You heard tremendous stories about Peterhof Palace or the Summer Palace. However, in winter time, the fountains will not work. The gardens are full with snow and you can't visit the palace by boat.
Peterhof Palace is still worth visiting. But you have to take some things into account and manage your expectations. These are the tips we can give you on this.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia - Peterhof Fountain Park and Gardens (2018)
The Peterhof Palace (Russian: Петерго́ф, Dutch for Peter's Court) is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the Russian Versailles. The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (About this sound listen)) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with five million inhabitants in 2012. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city).
Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27 [O.S. 16] 1703. On 1 September 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: Петрогра́д, IPA: [pʲɪtrɐˈgrat]), on 26 January 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленингра́д, IPA: [lʲɪnʲɪnˈgrat]), and on 7 September 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow.
Saint Petersburg is one of the modern cities of Russia, as well as its cultural capital. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world. Many foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg.
Saint Petersburg hosted the games of 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020.
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UNESCO World Heritage: Peterhof Gardens/Fountains, St Petersburg, Russia
After arriving on hydrofoil, we witnessed the spectacular turning on of the Grand Cascade and the Samson Fountain. The fountains are turned on each morning accompanied by the music of Hymn to the Great City. The Peterhof gardens have a unique fountain system that requires no pumps. Water for the fountains is supplied by a gravity-fed water system, 22km long, skilfully designed to exploit the natural slope of the terrain. This system operates no pumps and supplies enough water to the fountains and cascades of Peterhof to keep them working for up to ten hours a day.
The palace and its grounds have been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are among the most popular tourist attractions in St. Petersburg. There is a good reason it is called the Capital of Russian Fountains. The gardens include many fountains such as Sun Fountain, Chess Mountain (Dragon Hill), Trick Fountains etc.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia - Peterhof Fountain Park and Gardens in Slow Motion (2018)
The Peterhof Palace (Russian: Петерго́ф, Dutch for Peter's Court) is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the Russian Versailles. The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (About this sound listen)) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with five million inhabitants in 2012. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city).
Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27 [O.S. 16] 1703. On 1 September 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: Петрогра́д, IPA: [pʲɪtrɐˈgrat]), on 26 January 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленингра́д, IPA: [lʲɪnʲɪnˈgrat]), and on 7 September 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow.
Saint Petersburg is one of the modern cities of Russia, as well as its cultural capital. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world. Many foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg.
Saint Petersburg hosted the games of 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020.