The Grand Palace at Peterhof was designed to be the centerpiece of Peter the Great's Russian Versaille. The long, narrow palace, which was built in the last decade before baroque made way for neoclassicism, has minimal decoration, and Rastrelli's chief stylistic flourishes are the two white pavilions with gilded cupolas at the end of the wings. Beige and white, the palace is majestic without being overwhelming, and provides a perfect backdrop both to the elegantly formal Upper Garden, and to the spectacular Grand Cascade.
Unesco: Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
RR: 10x10 RR
Date: April 25
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