Dilapidated palaces, royal pavilions, noble dachas. Peterhof is not only fountains

Most of the city of Peterhof is occupied by park ensembles. Some of them are visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists, while others are hidden in the forests and visible only on the map. They retain the coziness of a calm city; locals come here to read, while bustling tourists try to take in every corner of the famous Grand Palace and the park around it.

This does not mean that we should forget about the luxurious royal residence, thanks to which we can observe the atmosphere of imperial life in the 19th century. This only means that there are other places in Peterhof, interesting and non-trivial.

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Peterhof: from the “travel palace” to the luxurious royal residence

At the beginning of the 18th century, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, by order of Peter I, a small house was founded. The emperor stopped there on his way to Kotlin Island, where he supervised the construction of the Kronstadt fortress. "Piterhof", as they wrote before, translated from German means "Petrov's yard". The small “travel palace” subsequently turned into a summer royal residence.

Having visited Versailles, Peter I decided to build a new palace with many fountains in Strelna. The engineers convinced the emperor - the city was poorly located for this. In order for the fountains to work around the clock, the water level had to be raised to ten meters. This could flood the Strelka and Kikenka river basins. The problem could be solved with special hydraulic structures, but it would be too expensive. So Peter turned his attention to neighboring Peterhof, where a palace was built.

"Piterhof" translated from German means "Petrov's yard". In the photo - the Lower Garden in Peterhof, 1865-1866

Peterhof is divided into two districts: New Peterhof - in the east, between the Upper Garden and Alexandria. Old Peterhof is located to the west, between the former Leuchtenberg estate and the English Park. Initially, the builders of the future residence lived in Old Peterhof, which was supposed to be located somewhat to the west of its current position. When Peter moved the palace east, to a more convenient harbor, New Peterhof was formed as opposed to the old settlement. Today Peterhof is part of the Petrodvortsovy district of St. Petersburg.

The Peterhof Museum-Reserve combines many objects in Peterhof - Kolonistsky Park, the Peterhof and Alexandria palace and park ensembles. As well as facilities in Strelna and Lomonosov.

History of Petrodvorets (Peterhof)

Petrodvorets is a palace and park ensemble world famous for its fountains.

The idea of ​​​​creating a country royal residence, which would not be inferior to Versailles in France, arose from Peter I in 1714. The general concept of planning the parks and palaces of Peterhof belongs to the emperor.

The pace of construction of Peter the Great's country residence was amazing: already in 1723, the grand opening of Peterhof took place. For the opening, the layout of the Lower Park was created, the Sea Canal was dug, the Monplaisir and Marly palaces were built, and some of the fountains were in operation. The seaside residence of Emperor Peter delighted Europe no less than the new capital, St. Petersburg.

It was no coincidence that Peter chose this particular area for the construction of fountains: several reservoirs were discovered here, fed by springs gushing from the ground. These sources are still used for fountains today. During the summer of 1721, locks and a canal were built, through which water flowed from reservoirs from the Ropshinsky Heights by gravity to the storage pools of the Upper Garden; small fountains were installed here. The Lower Park, located at the foot of the terrace, is a different matter. Water from a 16-meter height through pipes from the pools of the Upper Garden, using the principle of communicating vessels, rushes down with force to soar in many high jets in the fountains of the Lower Park of Peterhof.

During the reign of the young Tsar Peter II, Peterhof and St. Petersburg were consigned to oblivion. The revival of the palaces and parks of Peterhof began with the rise to power of Anna Ioannovna, who sought to present herself as a worthy heir to Peter the Great. The rise of construction is associated with the activities of the outstanding architect of the early 18th century - M.G. Zemtsova.

The ensembles of Peterhof were captured by German troops from September 20, 1941 to January 19, 1944. Artistic treasures were stolen or destroyed, trees were cut down in all parks, and the Grand Palace was blown up and burned. Statues of Samson, Magus, Neva and many others were taken away.

Peterhof parks were restored in the first post-war years. On September 14, 1947, the statue of “Samson tearing the lion’s mouth” was installed in its place.

A beautiful panorama opens onto Peterhof from the sea. On the edge of a natural 16-meter terrace is the Grand Palace, in front of which the Grand Cascade sparkles in gold. In front of the cascade, the most powerful jet of the fountain “Samson Tearing the Lion’s Jaw” soars up. The Marine Canal leads from the Grand Cascade to the sea. The canal divides the Lower Park into two parts - “Western” and “Eastern”. In the Eastern part there are: the Monplaisir Palace, the Chess Mountain cascade, the Roman Fountains, and joker fountains. In the western part there are the Hermitage pavilion and the Marly Palace, the Golden Mountain cascade, and the Menager fountains.

New Peterhof

Grand Palace

Upper Garden. The Peterhof palace and park ensemble is a landmark for which tourists from all over the world come to the city. The first thing visitors see is the Upper Garden. It is located on the terrace in front of the southern facade of the Grand Palace and was made according to the personal sketches of Peter the Great. The garden received a more elegant and formal appearance thanks to the Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli already under Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. The upper garden is closed for restoration until 2024. Only a transit passage along the Grand Palace from Razvodnaya Street to Palace Square of Peterhof is available.

The pond and church building in the Upper Garden
are closed for restoration until 2024.
Photo: L2V (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Grand Palace.

Under Peter I, the Grand Palace was a small two-story building. The house looked too modest for the royal family, so the emperor’s daughter Elizabeth ordered the residence to be completed. During the Great Patriotic War the palace was blown up. But already in 1964, the first restored halls were opened to visitors.

The Great Peterhof Palace was severely destroyed during the Great Patriotic War, but already in 1964 the first restored halls were opened to visitors.
On the ground floor there are stands with the history of the building. The main staircase leads to the second floor, where there are luxurious halls: Dance in the Baroque style; The Throne Room, where the portrait of Catherine II painted by Vigilius Eriksen is kept; Audience hall with decoration from Rastrelli's time; Picture hall with paintings by artist Pietro Rotari and private chambers of the royal family. In the oldest part of the palace, Chinese cabinets with oriental rarities, which were collected by Peter I, and the Oak Cabinet, the interior of which Elizabeth demanded to be left untouched in memory of her father, have been preserved.

Lower Park.

Behind the palace is the Lower Park with many ponds, alleys and fountains, which, unlike those at Versailles, operate without pumps. The Lower Park has two systems of alleys that diverge from the Grand Palace and the Marly Palace and lead to the Gulf of Finland. The central place is occupied by the Grand Cascade fountain with grottoes and the Samson fountain.

Voronikhinskaya Colonnade near the Sea Canal - three golden vases and a nine-meter high golden dome are installed on the roof.
Photo: Anna Peredreeva Monplaisir.

In the eastern part of the Lower Park is the favorite palace of Peter I - Monplaisir. The cozy building is located secluded and is made in the style of Dutch architecture of the 18th century, for which it is often called the “Dutch House”. The walls of the palace rooms are decorated with Western European paintings. Part of the collection was collected by Peter the Great. The Lacquer Cabinet houses Chinese porcelain. In the center of the palace is the State Hall, decorated in the Peter the Great Baroque style and trimmed with waxed oak. Previously, it was intended for family gatherings and receptions of foreign ambassadors. The emperor spent his free time in Monplaisir. From the windows of his office there is an excellent view of the Gulf of Finland, the Kronstadt Fortress and St. Petersburg.

Monplaisir is the favorite palace of Peter I. Photo: Alex “Florstein” Fedorov (CC BY-SA 4.0)
During the war, workers promptly removed the interior decoration of the palace. The building itself was completely destroyed. There were artillery pieces along the coast from here to Alexandria Park. Since the early 1950s, the palace has been restored: lost interiors and paintings have been recreated. The reconstruction was completed by 1960. Monplaisir is closed to visitors in winter.

There are seven joke fountains in the Lower Park - hidden fountains with a surprise. In the Monplaisir part of the park there are five of them - “Christmas trees”, “Oak tree”, “Umbrella”, “Water road” and “Sofas”. Near the “Grand Cascade” there are two more - “Splash Table” and “Water Curtains”. Visitors have long believed that if you step on a certain object, such as a stone at one of these fountains, you will be doused with water. It turned out that they were launched by a park employee who spied on people and waited for the right moment.

How to get.

The Peterhof Museum-Reserve includes 32 museums, including the Great Peterhof Palace, the Bath Building, the Catherine Building, the Special Pantry, and the Monplaisir and Marly palaces. A ticket for each of them must be purchased separately. There is no single ticket. Entrance to the Grand Peterhof Palace for tax residents of Russia costs 600 rubles, to Monplaisir - 300, and to Marly - 250. Therefore, you need a passport and proof of residence (a certificate is issued by the Federal Tax Service of Russia). For Russians, a passport is enough. For children under 7 years old, admission is free. On the second Sunday of every month, admission is also free for students, minors and pensioners. During winter, some museums are closed. For example, the palaces of Monplaisir and Marly, the museums “Grottoes of the Grand Cascade” and “Imperial Yachts”.

Imperial stables, similar to a medieval castle

A five-minute walk from Peterhof Park is the Red Pond. It is part of the fountain water supply system. It got its name because of the red wooden stables that used to be located nearby. The pond is a quiet, peaceful place overlooking the Peter and Paul Cathedral, which is now partially under restoration. Here you can relax after the noisy, crowded Lower Park, feed the ducks and organize a picnic.

Red Pond is a quiet, peaceful place overlooking the Peter and Paul Cathedral. Here you can relax after the noisy, crowded Lower Park, feed the ducks and organize a picnic

Construction of the cathedral began at the end of the 19th century - Peterhof lacked a large church. In 1905, in the presence of the imperial family, the cathedral was consecrated. Under Joseph Stalin, they planned to blow up the temple, but this did not happen. During the war, the northern part of the cathedral collapsed due to a German spotter stationed there. He monitored the movements of Soviet ships, and while they were trying to shoot him down, the temple was damaged.

During the war, the northern part of the cathedral collapsed due to a German spotter who was there - they tried to shoot him down and damaged the temple

Further along the Alexandria Highway are the palace stables. In the mid-19th century, architect Nikolai Leontyevich Benois built a complex of buildings with an arena, an equestrian department, residential buildings for staff, a blacksmith shop and a veterinary hospital. The stables resemble a medieval Gothic castle: nine towers, in the upper floors of which the royal convoy was located.

After the revolution in October 1917, the stables became the property of the Petrodvorets sanatorium. Before bankruptcy in 2013, they housed rooms, a dining room and treatment rooms. There are plans to create an equestrian club here in the near future. But visitors can still see the complex from the inside. The Open City project offers free tours by appointment.

The nine towers of the palace stables housed the royal convoy

Alexandria - the Romanov family nest

Alexandria Park is another residence of the royal family. It was founded at the beginning of the 18th century. Alexandra Feodorovna, the wife of Nicholas I, did not like the bustling life of the capital: “Peterhof life is unbearable for me, and I asked the sovereign to build some kind of hut where my eyes could rest from all this massive gilding.” This “hut” became the Alexandria Park, named after the empress.

At the entrance to Alexandria, visitors have a view of the Gothic Chapel, which served as the home church for four generations of Russian emperors. The building survived the war years. After restoration of the decoration in 2006, the chapel was consecrated again in the presence of descendants of the Romanov dynasty.

The Gothic chapel miraculously survived the war. Photo: Pavlikhin (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Not far from the chapel there is an openwork cast-iron gazebo “Gothic Well”. It was erected according to the drawings of the Russian artist and architect Joseph Ivanovich Charlemagne in the 1830s. In the park you can visit the Courier’s House museum, where the courier on duty used to live - a military courier whose motto was: “If I’m not in a hurry, I lose my dignity.” Adjacent to the wooden house was a utility yard, where firewood, coal and other important household items were located.

Nearby is the Farmers' Palace, the summer cottage of the imperial family. By decree of Nicholas I, a farm with a cowshed, rooms for shepherds, kitchens and storerooms were first built. And by 1860, the modest farm turned into the palace of Emperor Alexander II, where he spent his childhood. Parts of the previous decoration have been preserved - stucco molding, paintings, oak parquet and a marble bathtub. The palace still houses the Blue Cabinet of Alexander II, where he received ministers and developed a bill to free peasants from serfdom.

The Farmers' Palace has its own garden with two fountains. It is especially beautiful there in summer. Photo: Sergei Mosin (CC BY-SA 3.0)

If after Alexandria you go north along Tchaikovsky Street, you can get to the Lower Road. This is part of the old Peterhof road, which connected St. Petersburg with country residences and ran to Oranienbaum. Today, only a small part of it has survived - from Alexandria to the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, the maritime residence of the Russian President. The seven and a half kilometer long lower road is inaccessible to cars and is therefore suitable for walking and cycling.

How to get.

A ticket to Alexandria for Russian tax residents costs 200 rubles. You need your passport with you. During the winter season, admission is free for everyone. In the park you can visit seven museums, for example, the Farmers' Palace (350 rubles), the Cottage Palace (350 rubles), the Palace Telegraph Station Museum (250 rubles), and the New Farm. In winter, the Gothic Chapel, the Feldjegersky House museum and the historical and cultural project “Peterhof Summer Residents” (150 rubles) are closed.

Alexandria Park and the objects on its territory are part of the Peterhof State Museum-Reserve, so the rule of free admission for students, minors and pensioners on the second Sunday of every month also applies here.

Znamenka - a palace that was a children's colony, a poultry farm and even a German headquarters

From Alexandria, a 20-minute walk along the old Peterhof road is the half-abandoned Znamenka estate and park. The current appearance of the palace was created by the architect Harald Bosse in 1857–1859. After the 1917 revolution, the palace at various times housed a children's colony, a poultry farm and a boarding house. During the war, German troops were stationed in it, which is why the building was seriously damaged.

After the 1917 revolution, Znamenka at various times housed a children's colony, a poultry farm and a boarding house

In addition to the palace, the Church of Peter and Paul with the Chapel of Joseph the Songwriter, restored in the 1990s, has been preserved. In its former place there is a greenhouse where pineapples and plants for decorating the park were grown. The apple orchard is still in bloom at the entrance. The park contains dilapidated stables and a kitchen building.

On the territory of the Znamenka estate there are dilapidated stables and a kitchen building.

Pavilions in the style of ancient Roman houses

On Olgin Pond in Kolonistsky Park there are two island pavilions - Olgin and Tsaritsyn. According to the idea of ​​the architect Stackenschneider and gardener Peter Erler, the pavilions were supposed to reflect the appearance of ancient Roman houses found during excavations in Pompeii. They were built for the second daughter of Nicholas I, Olga, on her wedding day.

Holguin Pavilion and Peter and Paul Cathedral. Photo: Anna Anichkova (CC BY-SA 3.0)

On Tsarina Island there is a marble bench with images of ancient gods. Between it and the pavilion there is a flower garden and a fountain with a marble pool, in the center of which is a sculpture of the mythical Narcissus. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna loved to grow flowers. Roses of ancient varieties from the 19th century still grow on the island.

On the neighboring island of Holguin there is a three-story building designed to remind Olga Nikolaevna of her trip to Sicily, where she met her future husband, the Prince of Württemberg. On the flat roof of the pavilion there is a terrace from where you can see the Kolonistsky and Meadow parks.

Previously, people traveled to the Holguin and Tsaritsyn islands by boat or ferry. Now - along the wooden bridge. Photo: Alla Gordeeva (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Previously, these islands were reached by boats or ferry. Now - along a wooden bridge located on the side of Borodacheva Street, where the former estate of Major General and the first historian of Peterhof Alexander Geirot stands.

How to get.

Entrance to the islands of Kolonistsky Park costs 300 rubles, free for children under seven years of age. Visits to the islands and the pavilions themselves are available from the end of May to the end of September. In winter, the bridge is closed, so you can only walk around the park and see the architecture from the outside.

The estate of Alexander Geirot, major general and first historian of Peterhof. Photo: Alex “Florstein” Fedorov (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Antique palace and ponds

Next to Kolonistsky Park is Meadow Park, a good place for walking and cycling. On its territory there are nine ponds that provide water to the Peterhof fountains. In the summer, despite the ban, local residents swim there. The Pink Pavilion, almost destroyed during the war, has been restored in the park, from where you can see the ancient Belvedere Palace on the Babigon Heights.

The palace was erected by order of Nicholas I for his wife Alexandra Feodorovna - the emperor personally drew a sketch of the building. Photo: IzoeKriv (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The palace was erected by order of Nicholas I for his wife Alexandra Feodorovna. The emperor personally drew the sketch, and it was built by the court architect Stackenschneider. The two-story building resembles an ancient Greek temple in its appearance.

Today the palace is in disrepair. The hotel complex that until recently occupied it is closed. The territory is monitored by a security guard, but quiet tourists can freely explore the palace and its surroundings. The most convenient way to get to Belvedere is along the path from Meadow Park, from the Babigonsky Pond.

Quiet and deserted Meadow Park is a good place for walking and cycling

From a cutting factory to a watch factory

The Petrodvorets Sentry is located on the border of New and Old Peterhof. At the time of the construction of the building in 1721, the Peterhof lapidary factory was located here, where they created jewelry from precious stones for the royal family. Under Anna Ioannovna it burned down, but a new one was soon erected. In 1758, a mosaic workshop was opened at the factory, where work was carried out using Roman and later Florentine techniques. Empress Catherine the Great wrote about the enterprise to the German publicist Melchior Grimm: “The masters of the Peterhof factory work better than the Italians.”

Mosaic floors in the antique style were created within the walls of the Lapidary Factory for St. Isaac's Cathedral and the New Hermitage. The products of the masters were exhibited at both all-Russian and international exhibitions. Since 1917, the factory began to produce precision technical stones for the Military Department and the Red Army. And in the middle of the 20th century, the company began producing watches.

The evolution of the “Raketa” watch, model “Petrodvortsovsky Classic”. Photo: Sosoev (CC BY-SA 4.0)

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Rocket operated until the mid-2000s, and then went bankrupt. The premises of the plant were rented out for offices and shops, which are still located there. In 2009, they decided to restore production, for which Swiss engineers were invited. Today, in one of its former buildings, the company serves the scientific, aviation, industrial and marine industries: it produces and repairs watch movements.

PETERGOF

PETERGOF, a city in Russia, part of the Petrodvortsovy district of St. Petersburg. Us. 85.7 thousand people (2019). Located to the south. shore of the Finnish Hall. Baltic metro station (pier). There are 2 railway stations within the city limits (New Peterhof and Old Peterhof). The St. Petersburg – Sosnovy Bor highway passes through P.

Story

Until the beginning 18th century on the site of P. there were several Finnish settlements, including the chaplain's manor [Popova manor; name originated from the country residence of the chaplain of the Lutheran Church in Türis (Türö, now the Martyshkino district in the city of Lomonosov)]. In the beginning. 1704 in Popova Manor, Tsar Peter I began construction of a new “sovereign courtyard”. Since 1705, along with the name. Popova Manor, the name appears in the sources. Peterhof (Piterhof), finally established in the 1710s. In 1710, work began on the formation of a palace and park ensemble and the construction of the Grand Palace - a ceremonial country residence. Other developments in Petersburg took place to the west of the residence (the so-called Old Peterhof). In 1721, to decorate the interiors of the residence, a “water saw mill” was founded (since 1801 Lapidary Factory; since 1932 precision technical stones factory; since 1954 Petrodvorets Watch Factory) - a center for the production of products from jasper, marble, Ural malachite, Siberian jade, mosaics from colored stones. City since 1762. At 19 - beginning. 20th centuries The Horse Grenadier, Uhlan and Dragoon Life Guards regiments, as well as the 148th Infantry, were stationed in P. Caspian Regiment (preserved their military camps). In 1848–1923, a district town in the St. Petersburg province (in 1914 it was changed to Petrograd). In 1857, railway traffic was opened. line St. Petersburg - New Peterhof, in 1864 - New Peterhof - Oranienbaum (now Lomonosov).

By decree of the Provisional Government of July 15 (28), 1917, it was included in Petrograd. In 1918 former imp. palaces have been declared museums. In 1923–27 it was a provincial town in the Petrograd province (in 1924 it was renamed Leningradskaya). In 1930–36 as part of the Leningrad Suburban District of the Leningrad Region. Since 1936 it has been subordinate to the Leningrad City Council; since 1938, the administration of the Peterhof (in 1944 renamed Petrodvortsovy) district of Leningrad (since 1991 St. Petersburg) has been located in Petrograd. During the Great Patriotic War, on September 23, 1941, it was occupied by German troops. The front line ran along the western outskirts of the city, which was almost completely destroyed as a result of military operations. Liberated on January 19, 1944 during the Krasnoselsko-Ropshinskaya offensive operation. In 1944–2009 it was called Petrodvorets. In 1944, work began on the restoration of the city and its palace and park ensemble (project manager - architect A. A. Ol). In 2005–10 it had the status of a science city (not officially extended).

Architecture

The Great Palace from the Upper Garden. Photo by P. S. Pavlinov

The basis of the city is one of the largest palace and park ensembles in Russia from the 18th–19th centuries. (area St. 1.1 thousand hectares). Main composition. the idea of ​​its central part belonged to Peter I. Under his personal control, the Grand Palace was built on a ledge facing the sea [1710–1717, architects I. F. Braunstein, J. B. Leblon and others; completed after the fire (1721) by 1723, architect. N. Michetti]. In 1746–54 it was rebuilt in Elizabethan Baroque forms according to the design of architect. B. F. Rastrelli; side wings were added, flanked by domed pavilions (the 5-domed Church of Saints Peter and Paul, 1747–51, and the “building under the coat of arms”). In 1779–85, a “building behind the coat of arms” was added to the west (architects Yu. M. Felten, I. E. Yakovlev; rebuilt in 1838–1840, architect I. I. Charlemagne). In 1846 the eastern one was built on. outbuilding (architect A.I. Stackenschneider). Most of the facades were restored by 1958 (project 1945, architects A. A. Ol, V. M. Savkov, E. V. Kazanskaya, A. E. Gessen, etc.).

Picture Hall of the Grand Palace.

The interiors of the palace preserved elements of decoration from the time of Peter I. In the beginning. 1750s 5 main halls were decorated (including the Dance Hall, 1751–52), a main staircase and suites of living rooms (gilded carvings, paintings by G. Valeriani, B. Tarsia, I. Ya. Vishnyakov, L. Werner, etc.; parquet etc.). In 1763–64, according to the designs of J. B. Vallin-Delamot, the Picture Hall was decorated with 368 portraits by P. Rotary; in 1766–69, the Chinese cabinets were decorated with lacquered panels and paintings by A. Perezinotti, br. I. I. and A. I. Belskikh and others. In the end. 1760s – 1770s In the style of classicism, according to the designs of Yu. M. Felten, the Chesme and Throne halls, the White dining room, and living quarters (including the Crown room) were decorated.

Big cascade. 1715–24. Architects J. B. Leblon, N. Michetti, M. G. Zemtsov. Photo by A. I. Nagaev

To the south of the palace there is a rectangular Upper Garden (1710–24, expanded in 1754–70s) with a regular system of alleys, pergolas, Square ponds (1719–20, designed by J.B. Leblon) and 5 fountains (including part “Neptune” with a German sculptural group from the 1650s, installed in 1798–99). To the north, on the side of the Gulf of Finland, there is an extensive regular Lower Park (area 102.5 hectares; 1710–40s, garden masters L. Garnihfelt, A. Borisov; in plan - 2 perpendicular tridents) with the largest world system of fountains (since 1720; 176 fountains; hydraulics - brothers Giuliano and Giovanni Barattini, P. J. Sualem, F. A. Strelnikov, etc.), for which a 22 km long water pipeline from the Ropshinsky springs was created (1720–21, engineer V. G. Tuvolkov), the New Connection Canal was dug (1832–33), as well as 18 reservoirs. Along the axis of the Grand Canal dug from the bay (1715–21) at the foot of the palace is the Grand Cascade (1715–24, architects Leblon, N. Michetti, M. G. Zemtsov; in the center is the sculpture “Samson tearing the mouth of a lion”, gilded bronze , 1801, sculptor M. I. Kozlovsky; stolen in 1942; recreated in 1947 by sculptors V. L. Simonov, N. V. Mikhailov) with a grotto (1716–20, rebuilt in 1859–60 according to the design of N. L. Benois) , bronze sculptures by F. I. Shubin, F. F. Shchedrin, I. P. Prokofiev, I. P. Martos, J. D. Rachette (all 1800–06, restored in 1947–1950 by sculptors N. V. Dadykin, I.V. Krestovsky, V.V. Ellonen), copies of antique statues by F.G. Gordeev, bas-reliefs by K.B. Rastrelli, G.K. Osner, F.P. Vassu, decorative vases (Kozlovsky, based on sketches by architect. A. N. Voronikhin). The lower platform in front of the cascade is limited by colonnade pavilions (1800–02, Voronikhin). To the east of the Grand Cascade is the “Chess Mountain” cascade (1721–26, design by Michetti, rebuilt in 1738–39 under the direction of Zemtsov; Italian sculptures of the 18th century) with 2 Rome. fountains (1738–39, architects I. Ya. Blank, I. Davydov; rebuilt in 1799–1800; bronze mascarons - 1817, according to the Martos model); to the west - the Golden Mountain cascade (Marlinsky cascade; 1722–25, architects Michetti, Zemtsov, T. N. Usov; completed in 1731–32; lined with marble in 1870) with 2 Menager fountains (1722–25), “Lion » cascade (1799–1801, Voronikhin, rebuilt in 1854–57, architect A. I. Stackenschneider; restored in 2000); also the fountains “Adam” (1721–1722) and “Eve” (1725–26, both by architect Michetti; sculptural copies of G. Bonazza, 1718, from originals by A. Rizzi), “Pyramid” (1721–24, Michetti; rebuilt in 1799–1800 according to the design of I. E. Yakovlev), joker fountains, etc.

On the shore of the Finnish Hall. there is the palace of Peter I “Monplaisir” (1714–23, architects I.F. Braunstein, J.B. Leblon, N. Michetti, T.N. Usov; based on the sketch of Peter I and, possibly, A. Schlüter) with interiors, decorated with exquisite simplicity (Lacquered cabinet with panels by G. Brumkorst, I. Tikhanov, P. Fedorov and others; wood carvings by N. Pino, paintings by F. Pilman, F. Vorobyov, M. Negrubov, S. Bushuev; approx. 140 paintings by Western European artists of the 17th–18th centuries), the Dutch Garden (1718, master L. Garnichfelt), the attached Assembly Hall (1726–32, M. G. Zemtsov), the Catherine Building (1747–49, B. F. Rastrelli, rebuilt in 1785–86, architect G. Quarenghi; restored in 1987). To the east of the Grand Canal there are also aviaries (1721–22, Michetti), the Great Orangery (1722–25, rebuilt in 1769–1770, architect I. E. Yakovlev). To the west of the Grand Canal are the Marly Palace, built in 1721–1723 according to Braunstein’s designs (rebuilt in 1898–99, architect A. I. Semenov) and the Hermitage pavilion, a labyrinth (1721), etc.

From last Thursday 18th century to the east and west of the original core of P., a complex of landscape parks with palaces and pavilions began to take shape. To the west of the Grand Palace there are parks: English (area 173 hectares; 1779–90, architect J. Quarenghi, gardeners J. Meders, W. Gould; ruins of the English Palace, 1781–94, Quarenghi), Prince P.G. Oldenburgsky (area 39 hectares; 1837–39, architect V.P. Stasov), Sergievka (area 173 hectares; since 1839; palace of Grand Princess Maria Nikolaevna and Duke M. Leuchtenberg - 1840–42, architect A . I. Stackenschneider, restored in 1965 and in 1971–74; now the Biological Institute of St. Petersburg State University), “Own dacha” (area 61 hectares; from the 1730s, redesigned in 1843– 54; palace of Prince A. G. Dolgorukov - presumably 1727–29, rebuilt in 1844–50, Stackenschneider, restored in 1955–63, architect I. N. Benois; Church of the Holy Trinity, 1858–1860, Stackenschneider) .

Gothic Chapel of St. Alexander Nevsky in Alexandria Park. 1831–34. Architects A. A. Menelas, I. I. Charlemagne, designed by K. F. Schinkel.

Belvedere Palace in Meadow Park. 1853–56. Architect A. I. Stackenschneider. Photo by D. V. Solovyov

From the east, the Lower Park of the Grand Palace is adjacent to the Alexandria Park (area 115 hectares; 1826–32, gardeners F. Vandelsdorf, P.I. Erler, etc.) with the imperial country house. Alexandra Feodorovna’s “Cottage” (1826–29), Guard House (1827), Ruin Bridge (1827–29, all by architect A. Menelas), Farmers’ Palace at the dairy farm of Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich (1828–31, Menelas; rebuilt in 1853–1859, architect A. I. Stackenschneider), Gothic Chapel of St. Alexander Nevsky (1831–34, architects Menelas, I. I. Charlemagne, designed by architect K. F. Schinkel, sculptures by V. I. Demut-Malinovsky ). To the south of it is Alexander Park (area 144 hectares; 1832–36, Menelas, Charlemagne, Erler). To the east along the bay are Znamenka parks (area 74 hectares; 1835–69, garden masters J. Bush, Erler and others; palace of Count A. G. Razumovsky, 1750–60s, rebuilt in 1856–60 , architect G. A. Bosse; Church of Saints Peter and Paul, consecrated in 1771; Chapel of St. Joseph, 1867, architect N. L. Benois) and Mikhailovka (area 106 hectares; 1830–40s , redesigned in 1859–62, architect Bosse, garden master N. Frost; palace of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich, 1858–61, architects Charlemagne, Bosse; now the Higher School of Management of St. Petersburg State University; center St. Equal to the Apostles Prince Olga, 1861–64, architect D. I. Grimm). Along the Samsonievsky Canal, south of the Grand Palace: Kolonistsky parks [pl. 29 hectares; 1838–47; on the islands of the Olgina pond (dug in 1837–38) - pavilions Tsaritsyn (1842–44) and Olgin (1846–47), both Stackenschneider] and Lugovoy (area approx. 85 hectares; 1835–57, Stackenschneider, engineer M I. Pilsudski; near the Babigonsky pond - the Belvedere Palace in the spirit of an ancient Greek temple, 1853–56, Stackenschneider). Palestine's palaces and parks are included in the World Heritage List.

The development of P. was ordered in 1732–39 under the direction of. M. G. Zemtsov, as well as according to the plan of 1848 (architect I. I. Charlemagne). Ch. highway – St. Petersburg Avenue, running parallel to the shore. Among the buildings in the classicist style, the following have been preserved: the building of the Peterhof Lapidary Factory (1777, Yu. M. Felten), an ensemble of six one-story Cavalry houses (1799–1801, F. P. Brower), the mansion of A. P. Strukov (1827–28, B . F. Fedoseev), adjutant house (1834–39, V. P. Stasov, Charlemagne). All R. 19th century the dacha of N.V. Vsevolozhsky (1836–38, G. Fossati) and the ensemble of houses near Alexandria Park (1837–44, Charlemagne) were built in the neo-Gothic style; palace stables (1847–1855), railway New Peterhof station (1854–57; all – architect N. L. Benois). Also the post office building (1850–54, architects A. Kavos, N.L. Benois), neo-baroque maids of honor buildings (1853–57; now the Benois Family Museum), waiter's house (1859–61, now the administration of the Petrodvorets district; both - architect N. L. Benois); estate of A.F. Geirot (1853, architect A.I. Stackenschneider), wooden. Khrushchev's house (1870–80s); The 5-domed Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in the Russian style (1895–1904, V. A. Kosyakov, designed by N. V. Sultanov), the building of the officers’ meeting of the Uhlan Regiment (1901–03, V. A. Crete), the Belley estate ( 1907–09, I. A. Pretro), neo-baroque military building. schools imp. Alexander II (1914, L. A. Ilyin; now the Military Naval Institute of Radio Electronics named after A. S. Popov). In the village Enlightenment (former village of Bobylskaya) – dachas of L. I. Krona (1891–92), M. N. Benois (1892, both with modern elements, architect L. N. Benois), c. St. Seraphim of Sarov (1904–06, architect N. N. Nikonov). In the end 1960s – 1980s built scientifically town of Leningrad State University (now St. Petersburg State University).

Monuments: led. book Alexandra Nikolaevna (1844–47, sculptor I. P. Vitali; recreated in 2000), builders of P. (1840s, architect A. I. Stackenschneider, installed in 1932), imp. Peter I (1884, sculptor M. M. Antokolsky; recreated in 1956), Memorial in memory of the defense of the city in 1941–44 (1961, architect T. N. Voronikhin and others; 1975, architect V. S. Maslov and etc.).

Centers of science and culture

In Petersburg there are a number of faculties, research institutes (including the V.V. Sobolev Astronomical Institute with an observatory) and the student campus of St. Petersburg. state university (the so-called Petrodvorets educational and scientific complex), branches of the military. universities of St. Petersburg. Artistic-architect. Palace and Park Museum-Reserve "Peterhof" [founded in 1918, modern. name since 1992; branches - museums of the Benois family (1988), wax figures (1990), collectors (2002; in the Verkhnesadsky house; including Russian painting of the 19th–20th centuries), bicycles, “Imper. yachts" (both 2004), playing cards (2007)].

Farm

In the urban economy, the leading role is played by the service sector (including education, trade, tourist services). Every year P. is visited by St. 6 million people (2018). The operating enterprises are: “Petrodvorets Watch Factory” (founded in 1721 as the “Peterhof Lapidary Factory”), “Industrial Accessories Factory” (production of hardware, fasteners, metal containers, etc.), and a reinforced concrete products factory.

Old Peterhof - a non-ceremonial part of the city

Ruins of the English Palace

The territory of Old Peterhof is separated from the New Peterhof by the English Park. Here are the ruins of the English Palace, built by order of Catherine II at the end of the 18th century. This was the first project of the architect Giacomo Quarenghi in Russia. He also built the building of the Academy of Sciences, the Yusupov Palace, and the Hermitage Theater. Construction completion dates were constantly extended due to difficulties in transporting heavy granite blocks to the shallow Peterhof harbor. And when the palace was finally completed, Catherine began to rarely visit Peterhof. After her death, the new Emperor Paul stationed military units in the building. From the 1820s until World War I, the English Palace hosted foreign diplomats who came to summer receptions at the Grand Peterhof Palace.

The English palace was built by order of Catherine II at the end of the 18th century. Photo: 1920 - 1930

The French traveler Marquis Astolphe de Custine, having visited Peterhof in 1839, wrote about the English Palace as follows:

“This building is located a quarter of a mile from the imperial palace in the middle of a beautiful park, laid out in the English style with lively ponds and streams. The abundance of water and the hilly terrain, so rare in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, add much charm to this park. Since this year the number of foreigners turned out to be greater than usual, there was no place for everyone in the English Palace. Therefore, I do not spend the night, but only dine there every day at a well-prepared table in the company of the diplomatic corps and seven or eight hundred people.”

During the Great Patriotic War, the palace was destroyed by artillery fire.

Sergievka, where Lewis Carroll visited

In Old Peterhof there is a UNESCO World Heritage Site - the little-known Sergievka palace and park ensemble. The territory belongs to St. Petersburg State University. Here is the Research Institute of Biology of St. Petersburg State University: laboratories of soil scientists, agrochemists, hydrobiologists and ichthyologists. The dilapidated Leuchtenberg Palace, the Cavalier's wing, as well as the ruins of the Church of St. Catherine have been preserved in the park. It contained a family heirloom of the Dukes of Leuchtenberg - the cap and broadsword of Sergei Maximilianovich, Prince Romanovsky, who died during the Russian-Turkish campaign near Tarnov in 1877. This was the first death in battle of a member of the Romanov family. The palace and park ensemble, despite international recognition, is rarely visited by tourists. The university that owns it does not restore the buildings, the ensemble is not in the most convenient location and is not even always listed in guidebooks.

The estate of the Duke of Leuchtenberg: our days and 1944. First photo: Cornet Clarinet (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lost in the forest near Sergievka is the mysterious boulder “Adam’s Head” - a sculpture by an unknown artist carved in stone. 150 years ago, the English writer Lewis Carroll, author of “Alice in Wonderland,” visited the Sergievka estate during a trip to Russia. In his diary notes, he described: “Here we admired the smooth veil of a waterfall cascading down wide stone steps; here - a long alley running under an arch of climbing plants down stairs and slopes; there - with a huge stone, hewn in the shape of a giant head with a face and eyes, mysterious, like those of a meek sphinx, so that it seemed as if some Titan was trying to free himself from the burden of the earth that had fallen on his shoulders...”

Lost in the forest near Sergievka is the mysterious boulder “Adam’s Head” - a sculpture by an unknown artist carved in stone. Photo: IzoeKriv (CC BY-SA 3.0)

During the Great Patriotic War, the park was located on the front line of the Oranienbaum bridgehead and was seriously damaged. In the 1960s, Leningrad University restored the facades of the palace.

After the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet Union massively restored and recreated architectural monuments that had suffered. The scale of work by architects, restorers and builders was enormous - Veliky Novgorod, Pskov, Tver, Kyiv. Some objects in Leningrad began to be restored when the war had not even ended. In 1944–1945, over 800 architectural monuments were restored. Among them are the Winter Palace, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Admiralty, the Engineers' Castle, and the Peter and Paul Fortress. The restoration of the palace and park ensembles of the suburbs - Pavlovsk, Petrodvorets and Pushkin - was especially difficult. They were occupied by the German army for two years and suffered greatly.

Noble dachas on the shores of the Gulf of Finland

The path behind the Leuchtenberg Palace through the Oranienbaum Highway leads to the Gulf of Finland, where old noble dachas have been preserved on the shore. They belonged to the Benois, Grube and Krohn families. In the 1970s they were used as dormitories and recreation centers for students of Leningrad University. Restoration of dachas was prevented by perestroika. On the initiative of the architect-artist, head of the educational program of St. Petersburg State University “Environmental Design” Evgenia Petrashen, since 2010 students have been developing a project to revive the complex as an art residence.

The rickety dachas are hidden from people by tall trees - they seem to be frozen in time. Photo: Olga Dobrosinska (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The rickety dachas are hidden from people by tall trees - they seem to be frozen in time. There is a legend that the Benois and Meisner families planted an ash tree next to their dachas, which took root immediately, and an elm tree, which began to die. The Benois, natives of France, remembered a proven French remedy - dig up a “sick” tree, pour champagne on its roots and bury it back. That's what they did. The ash tree is gone, but the elm tree still stands. Benoit's dacha was preserved better than others thanks to an employee of the Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (KGIOP), who in the 1990s repaired the roof and opened the vents in the foundation. The Krona dacha is in the worst condition, where the kitchen building burned down.

Benoit's dacha was preserved better than others thanks to an employee of the Committee for the Protection of Monuments, who in the 1990s repaired the roof and opened the vents in the foundation

Today the territory of the complex is free to visit. You can follow the events that are periodically held here on the social networks of the project “Benois Dacha in Peterhof - St. Petersburg State University Art Residence.” Evgenia Petrashen told Samokatus more about this:

“On the days of cleanup days, which we call Art Landings, plein airs and master classes, picnics and excursions, our guests and assistants have the opportunity not only to walk through the park and admire the local beauty, but also to visit Benoit’s dacha. There they can get acquainted with the restoration project of all three dachas, as well as with the same view from the window that the owners, the dacha architect and their contemporaries were proud of. And we try to captivate our contemporaries with the project. After all, everyone can contribute to it and share with us the pride in preserving the heritage, the delight in the beauty of nature and architecture, the pleasure in healthy and cultural leisure, for which this amazing holiday village was created.”

On clean-up days, plein airs and master classes, picnics and excursions, guests and assistants of the Benois Dacha project can visit the building. Photo: Benois Dacha in Peterhof – St. Petersburg State University Art Residence / Instagram.com

From the dacha complex there is a view of the Raskat radar post, which is mistakenly called a lighthouse. You can get to it along Kurortnaya and Primorskaya streets. In the warm months, students and locals relax here: they sing songs, barbecue and watch sunsets.

From the dacha complex there is a view of the Raskat radar post, which is mistakenly called a lighthouse

To the east along the Oranienbaumskoe highway is Elizaveta Petrovna’s own dacha. Initially, it was owned by Feofan Prokopovich, a publicist and associate of Peter I on church affairs. In 1843, it went to Alexander II, who spent his honeymoon here. After the revolution, the building became a museum, and later a summer house for senior employees of the Leningrad party apparatus.

Today, the Own Dacha is closed to the public and is fenced with a low fence through which part of the building can be seen. The Atlanteans maintain a carved façade. The attic on the third floor stands on high columns. Nearby there is a bridge across which you can reach the restored Church of the Holy Trinity.

The palace's noble dachas and Elizabeth Petrovna's own dacha are located in the forest. Therefore, it is better to wear shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. And most importantly, don’t forget to charge your phone and download maps: you can even get lost there.

The façade of the Own Dacha is rich in architectural elements and stucco. Photo: Lion10 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Large cities 100-250 thousand people

Coat of arms of Kolpino

Kolpino

Population 144,288 people (2016).

Founded in 1722 next to the dam and sawmill built here in 1710, the city has been around since 1912. For three centuries it has been a major center of heavy engineering. The main enterprise of the city is the Izhora Plant, in the 18th-19th centuries. which produced materials and components for shipbuilding, and now produces equipment for petrochemicals and nuclear energy (including nuclear reactor vessels), metallurgical semi-finished products from steels with special properties, bridge and road metal structures.

Coat of arms of Pushkin

Pushkin

Population 102,729 people (2016).

Founded in 1710, city since 1808. Until 1918 - Tsarskoe Selo, from 1918 to 1937 - Detskoe Selo. One of the most famous imperial residences in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. The city is home to the famous Tsarskoye Selo palace and park ensemble, including the grandiose Catherine Palace and the Lyceum, where Alexander Pushkin studied. Nowadays it is a scientific, educational and tourist center.

Food

New Peterhof

At the Tokyo City restaurant, the menu includes poke with salmon, rolls and classic borscht. Business lunch costs from 250 rubles.

Charlie Foxtrot Pub has an extensive beer menu with 21 beers on tap and over 80 bottled beers. The restaurant sometimes hosts live performances by musicians. With a check of 2,500 rubles per person, you can call a taxi at the expense of the establishment.

Trapeza is a small cafe next to the Grand Palace. A delicious panini with smoked chicken and ice cream on a hot day is a suitable snack after a walk in the park. The average bill is 500 rubles.

Trapeza is a small cafe next to the Grand Palace. Photo: restoclub.ru

The oriental restaurant “Chabrets” is located a ten-minute walk from the Znamenka estate. The establishment serves rich lagman broth with beef tenderloin, khachapuri with turkey or tuna, and traditional Uzbek pilaf with pomegranate seeds. The average bill at a teahouse is 1,400 rubles. On weekends, a nanny works in the children's room.

The Tijgerbol bakery on Razvodnaya Street sells baked goods: donuts with lemon-raspberry filling, fluffy tiramisu, carrot cake. A friendly barista will brew a delicious latte or cappuccino.

There is also “Tsekh85” in New Peterhof. The bakery chain is known in St. Petersburg for its original baked goods and crusts made from shortcrust pastry.

Not far from the Raskat radar post, at the intersection of Oranienbaumskoye Highway and Diveevskaya Street, there is the Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov. It has a bakery where they sell buns with berries for 20–50 rubles.

Old Peterhof

The Bread Estate bakery is a cozy place where they sell chocolate and pistachio eclairs with light custard, cranberry streusel and fragrant berry tea. Good for snacking, and students from local dorms use the bakery as a co-working space.

On the border of New and Old Peterhof, near the Petrodvorets sentry, you can have a shawarma snack at the “In Lavash” establishment. A wide choice - from Texas with beef and tomato to fruit with chocolate spread and peaches.

On Chicherinskaya Street there is “Dodo Pizza”, where you can have a full lunch or a quick snack with a piece of pizza or a muffin.

Where to stay overnight

Usually people come to Peterhof one day from St. Petersburg. But for those who want to explore the city at a leisurely pace and relax at the local spas, there are options:

• “New Peterhof” (4*) is located in the city center and offers a spa center, a swimming pool, and on the ground floor there is a Duck & Drake gastropub. Standard room - from 3350 rubles per night.
• "Grand Peterhof" (4*) is located at the entrance to the city. It’s not very convenient for those who come without their own car - it’s a bit far to walk to the main attractions. But opposite the hotel there is a stop from where buses No. 200 and 210 and minibuses K-343, K-404 go to the Grand Palace. A night at the Grand Peterhof costs from 6,000 rubles.
• "Alexandria-Peterhof" (3*) is located near the Alexandria park. Rooms cost no more than 1800 rubles per night. It is better to check with the administrator in advance about entering the parking lot. It is in an unobvious place.

How to get there

Electric train.

From the Baltiysky Station (metro station "Baltiyskaya") you can get to Peterhof by train in directions to "Oranienbaum-1", "Kalische" and "Lebyazhye". Travel price: from 60–70 rubles, the journey takes about 40 minutes. The New Peterhof station is located closer to the Grand Palace. Next to “Old Peterhof” is the English Park. And from the Universitetskaya station it is closest to the Sergievka park, the Leuchtenberg Palace and the noble dachas.

The New Peterhof railway station was built in 1857 with the money of Baron von Stieglitz, whose monument is located on the station square. The station is a small copy of the Catholic cathedral from the Italian city of Orvieto. The architect of the station was Nikolai Leontievich Benois, who owned a dacha on the shore of the Gulf of Finland.

The New Peterhof station is a small copy of the Catholic Cathedral from the Italian city of Orvieto. Photo: Daddy Vasya, Edoardo Busti (CC BY-SA 4.0/3.0)

Bus.

From the Avtovo metro station to Peterhof there are buses No. 200 (110 rubles for travel), minibuses K-424A, K-404 (80 rubles). You can get from the Kirovsky Zavod metro station by bus No. 210. Only the stop is a ten-minute walk from the metro. Travel time will be about an hour, depending on traffic jams.

On water.

The river motor ship "Meteor" runs between the central piers of St. Petersburg (near the Winter Palace of the Hermitage) and the pier at the Lower Park of Peterhof. Along the way, the ship sails through the Peter and Paul Fortress, the spit of Vasilyevsky Island, the Admiralty and other attractions. You can buy a ticket either at any of the piers near the Hermitage or in the Lower Park. During the summer, there are long queues at the ticket offices, so it is more convenient to pay for your trip online. The cost for an adult one way is 1000 rubles. However, the Meteor ticket does not include a visit to the Lower Park. It must be paid separately. The ships operate from April to November.

State Museum-Reserve "Peterhof"

• The large cascade of Peterhof fountains - built in 1714-21, with a grotto, waterfall stairs, numerous bronze gilded statues, made by sculptors M. I. Kozlovsky, F. F. Shchedrin, I. P. Martos, F. I. Shubin and others .
• The Grand Palace, created in 1714-25 as Peter's Upper Chambers, was rebuilt in 1747-52 by V.V. Rastrelli in the Russian Baroque style.
• The upper garden has a regular layout, with the Neptune fountain.
• Lower park with a regular layout - 1714-25, architect I. F. Braunstein, J. B. Leblon, M. G. Zemtsov.
• Palace of Marly, built in 1720-23, architect Braunstein.
• The Hermitage Pavilion, erected in 1721-24, architect Braunstein.
• Colonnade pavilions, 1803, architect A. N. Voronikhin.
• English landscape park with Gothic and classical buildings - architect G. Quarenghi.
• Alexandria Park, architect A. A. Menelas.
• Meadow Park with the Belvedere Palace 1853-56, architect A. I. Stackenschneider.

Currently, 10 museums and 3 parks are open for viewing in Peterhof: Upper, Lower and Alexandria. There are 3 cascades and 173 fountains in the Upper Garden and Lower Park. Among them, the most popular are the unique joker fountains and machine-operated fountains, characteristic of regular parks of the Baroque era.

Upper Garden

• front gate
• Trellis gazebos
• Covered alleys (berso)
• Sundial
• Verkhnesadsky house
• Grand Palace (museum)
• Church building (church in the name of St. Apostles Peter and Paul)
• Corps under the Coat of Arms
• Mezheumny fountain
• Fountain Neptune
• Oak Fountain
• Square Ponds Fountains

Central part of the Lower Park

• Voronikhinsky colonnades
• Vases
• Large parterre flower beds
• Trellis gazebos
• Lastovaya Rota Barn (cafe)
• Antonov House (restaurant)
• Labyrinth
• Amphitheater
• Grand Cascade
• Upper Grotto
• Lower (Large) Grotto (Splash Table and Water Curtains)
• Fountain Samson
• Large fountains (Italian and French)
• Terrace fountains
• Fountains of Marble Benches
• Alley of Fountains
• Fountain Favorite
• Fountain Adam
• Fountain Eva
• Sand Pond and Whale Fountain
• Marina

Eastern part (Monplaisir)

• Monplaisir Garden
• Managerial garden
• Chinese garden
• Greenhouse garden
• Pyramid Garden
• Parterre garden
• Large greenhouse
• Western Aviary
• Eastern Aviary
• Monplaisir Palace Museum
• Palace-Museum "Catherine's Corps"
• Guest galleries
• Soapbox
• Museum "Bathhouse"
• Assembly Hall
• Tafeldekerskaya
• Kitchen Building Museum

• Sea terrace
• Neptune statue
• Greenhouse fountain
• Cascade of Dragons (Chess Mountain)
• Roman fountains
• Christmas tree fountain
• Fountain Umbrella
• Fountains Dubok
• Tulips and Benches
• Menagerny Pond
• Fountain Sun
• Bell Fountains
• Fountain Sheaf
• Fountains Sofa
• Fountain Sink
• Fountain Vase
• Fountain Pyramid
• Fountain Water Road

Balustrade "Monplaisir"

• Catherine II - marble. The work of an unknown sculptor of the 18th century.
• Neptune is copper. The work of master Arnold, 1716.
• Summer is marble. The work of an unknown sculptor of the 19th century.
• Amphitrite - marble. The work of an unknown sculptor of the 19th century. (according to ancient mythology, Amphitrite is the goddess and queen of the ocean)

Chinese kindergarten

• Antinous - marble. Statue. A 19th century copy of an antique original from the 2nd century BC.
• Cupid and Psyche - marble. A 19th century copy of the original by sculptor A. Canova. IN THE MONTPLASIR GARDEN
• Bacchus with Satyr - gilded bronze. Copy of 1817 from the original by J. Sansovino based on the model of I. P. Martos; cast by V.P. Ekimov.
• Satyr with a kid - gilded bronze. Copy of 1817 from an antique original of the 1st century BC according to the model of I.P. Martos; cast by V.P. Ekimov.
• Apollino - gilded bronze. Copy of 1817 from an antique original based on the model of I.P. Martos; cast by V.P. Ekimov.
• Psyche - gilded bronze. Copy of 1817 from the original by A. Canova based on the model of I.P. Martos; original by V.P. Ekimov.

Monplaisir Alley

• Monument to Peter I
• Bacchante - marble. The work of an unknown sculptor of the 19th century.
• Psyche is marble. A 19th century copy of the original by sculptor A. Canova.
• Bacchus - marble. The work of an unknown sculptor of the 19th century.
• Bacchante - marble. The work of an unknown sculptor of the 19th century.
• Antinous - marble. Copy from an ancient original of the 2nd century BC.
• Apollo - marble. A 19th century copy of an antique original.

Western part (Marlinskaya)

• Pavilion "Hermitage" (museum)
• Vases
• Garden of Bacchus
• Palace-Museum "Marly"
• Garden of Venus
• Earthworks
• Benois Family Museum
• Merchant harbor territory
• Lion Cascade
• Marlinsky Pond
• Marlinsky Cascade (Golden Mountain)
• Management fountains
• Triton fountains with water bells
• Sector ponds

Marlinskaya Alley

• Bust of a woman - marble. The work of an unknown sculptor of the 19th century.

Marlinsky kindergarten

• Pallas Athena - marble. Statue from 1846. (Athena - according to ancient mythology - the goddess of wisdom.)
• Marble bench-monument at the Lion Cascade