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Home  Cambodia  China  Cuba  Egypt  Estonia  Galapagos  Iceland  Kamchatka  Karakoram  Laos  Lundy Island  Nepal  New Zealand  Patagonia  Prague  Russian Cities  Moscow  St Petersburg  Scottish  Highlands  Sierra Nevada  Thailand  Tibet  Vietnam  Email /  Feedback	St Petersburg     -     The Imperial Palaces of Peterhof and Pushkin Founded in 1703, within ten years St Petersburg had become capital of the Russian empire and quickly gained a reputation as one of Europe's most beautiful cities. In the 20th century it underwent three name changes, three revolutions and a 900-day siege. For a city only three hundred years old, it has an amazing history. Choose a category from the menu Canals   |   Church on Spilled Blood   |   General   |   Peterhof / Pushkin St Isaac's Cathedral   |   Tikhvik Cemetery   |   Hermitage / Winter Palace The Imperial Palaces of Peterhof and Pushkin Click a thumbnail for a larger picture With its commanding view of the Baltic, the imperial palace at Peterhof is a perfect expression of triumphalism, standing at the centre of a magnificant landscaped park with both French and English gardens.The lavish palace at Pushkin was named Catherine Palace by Tsarina Elizabeth, in honour of her mother, Catherine I, who originally owned the estate. The tsars spared no expense in decirating these palaces which were not intended for private life but to symbolize the power and wealth of imperial Russia.
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