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Petrodvorets

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Petrodvorets , formerly Peterhof , city, NW European Russia, on Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Administratively part of St. Petersburg, Petrodvorets is a port, a rail terminus, and a resort center. The city grew up around the palaces and gardens built for Peter I, who founded it in 1711. Peterhof, which became the most lavish of the czar's summer residences, contained several palaces surrounded by vast parks that rivaled Versailles and were famous for their fountains and cascades. Under the Soviet government, the palaces were converted to museums. Largely destroyed during World War II, Peterhof... Read more
Petrodvorets
Petrodvorets, Leningrad/Russia Pieterhof, Peterhof ‘Peter's Palace’ from the genitive of Pëtr ‘Peter’ and dvorets... Read more
Petrodvorets
...Palace (now a museum) and the vast park, with 39 mi (63 km) of canals that connect the intricate system of fountains, are part of the 2,500-acre (1,000-hectare) preserved area in the city of Petrodvorets. Petrodvorets Petrodvorets Petrodvorets Read more

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