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unusual facts about Peterhof


Oranienbaum, Russia

Tsarskoe Selo and Peterhof restorations were given higher priority, and that is one reason Oranienbaum is a less-visited attraction.


Arbob Cultural Palace, Khujand

The Arbob Cultural Palace is a building in Khujand, Tajikistan, the former headquarters of a Soviet collective farm, built in the 1950s and modelled on the winter gardens of Peterhof, St Petersburg.

Barberini Faun

A gilded copy is included among many other replicas of classical sculptures that adorn the grand cascade that descends from the back of Peter the Great's summer palace, Peterhof, outside of St. Petersburg, Russia.

Petrodvorets

Peterhof Palace, the palace of Peter the Great located in Peterhof (Saint Petersburg)

Saint Petersburg Mosque

The permission to purchase the site was given by Emperor Nicholas II in Peterhof on 3 July 1907.


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