Summer Palace of Peter I

One of the oldest buildings of St. Petersburg. The first stone palace of the city and the first, where the city sewerage.
The palace was built in 1710-1714 by the architect D. Trezzini in the Baroque style. The building has a strict appearance, was intended for the residence of the imperial family in the summer, receptions were not conducted here. There are only 14 rooms and 2 kitchens. The facades are decorated with 29 bas-reliefs. They are scenes of ancient mythology.

Today there is a branch of the Russian Museum, which operates only from May to September, as the operation of the Palace in winter is impossible.

Location: Summer Garden, at the source of Fontanka from the Neva. The nearest metro stations: “Nevsky Prospekt”, “Gostiny Dvor”, “Chernyshevskaya”.