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Royal residences in Russia

  • Peterhof PalacePeter the Great commissioned a palace complex in 1709 to rival the Palace of Versailles. He sought to expand the property after visiting the French royal…
  • Winter PalaceIn 1703, Peter the Great founded Saint Petersburg on a swampy delta of the Neva River. The first royal residence on this site was a humble log cabin known as…