• Peterhof, Petergof, or Peterhoff may refer to: Peterhof Palace, a palace complex in St. Petersburg, Russia Petergof (Peterhof), a municipal town under...
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    The Peterhof Palace (Russian: Петерго́ф, tr. Petergóf, IPA: [pʲɪtʲɪrˈɡof],) (an emulation of early modern Dutch "Pieterhof", meaning "Pieter's Court")...
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    The Peterhof or Petershof (Middle Low German and current German for "Peter's courtyard", Russian: немецкий двор, Latin: curia sancti Petri) was the Hanseatic...
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    Petergof (redirect from Peterhof (town))
    recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Petergof is named after the Peterhof Grand Palace, a sixteen-meter-high bluff lying less than a hundred meters...
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    oldest factories in Russia. Founded by Peter the Great in 1721 as the Peterhof Lapidary Works, to make hardstone carvings, since 1945 the factory manufactures...
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    29°55′51″E / 59.88056°N 29.93083°E / 59.88056; 29.93083 Gothic Chapel in Peterhof is an Orthodox church in the name of Saint Alexander Nevsky situated in...
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    neoclassical palace within the Peterhof Palace complex in Petergof, Russia. Sometimes, it is also named the New Peterhof palace (Russian: Новый Петергофский...
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    Railway. Russia's most visited and popular landmarks include Red Square, the Peterhof Palace, the Kazan Kremlin, the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius and Lake Baikal...
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    Petersburg and its environs: the Winter Palace, the Catherine Palace, and the Peterhof Palace. These palaces are characterized by gigantic proportions, golden...
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    (Kontor of Bruges, later moved to Antwerp), Bergen (Bryggen), and Novgorod (Peterhof). The kontors were established as corporations or guilds of senior merchants...
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    investor, presumably for €45 million. In 2010, Baturina opened the New Peterhof Hotel in Saint Petersburg, which received a number of architectural awards...
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     Latvia 1738–1740 1763–1772 3 Peterhof Palace Peterhof near St. Petersburg  Russia 1747–1755 — Peterhof Palace chapels Peterhof near St. Petersburg  Russia...
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    Peterhof landing stage is a mooring for hydrofoil boats, of the type Meteor, in the Lower Gardens of Peterhof Palace. It is located in northern end Sea...
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    Portuguese Republic. Used by the Tsars of Russia, the dais and throne of the Peterhof Palace dominate the eastern wall with a large picture presenting Catherine...
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    has two primary campuses: one on Vasilievsky Island and the other one in Peterhof. In international rankings, the university was ranked 35th by The Three...
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    Aerial view of Peterhof Palace...
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    earliest fountains in Russia. In 1709, he began constructing a larger palace, Peterhof Palace, alongside the Gulf of Finland, Peter visited France in 1717 and...
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    Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia...
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    Versailles early in the reign of Louis XV, and built his own version at Peterhof Palace near Saint Petersburg, between 1705 and 1725. University Library...
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    contributions was the attempted move of Leningrad State University to Old Peterhof, which proved unsuccessful. In 1946 he became a corresponding member, and...
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    established their own trading station or Kontor in Novgorod, known as the Peterhof, up the river Volkhov. Lübeck soon became a base for merchants from Saxony...
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    Mother in the Grand Kremlin Palace The Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg The Peterhof Palace, Saint Petersburg The Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo Aerial view...
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  • Abrahart Carpenter Campany Jordan Johnson Stefan Johnson Marcus Lomax Oliver Peterhof German The Monsters and the Strangerz 2:18 8. "Diamonds Are Forever" Johan...
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    and then through the Neva River. Another line of defence passed through Peterhof to Gatchina, Pulkovo, Kolpino and Koltushy. In the north the defensive...
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    projects of her favourite architect, Bartolomeo Rastrelli, particularly in Peterhof Palace. The Winter Palace and the Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg...
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    Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Petergof, Russia (also known as Peterhof). Emperor Alexander III approved the design for the cathedral in 1893....
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    December [O.S. 11 December] 1898) was a Russian architect who worked in Peterhof and other suburbs of St. Petersburg. Benois was born in Russia, to Anna...
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    lion was placed in the center of the great cascade of the fountain at Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg. Samson is the emblem of Lungau, Salzburg, and...
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    other palaces in Europe. His official palace of a comparable importance in Peterhof was the first suburban palace permanently used by the Tsar as the primary...
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