Peterhof (Petergof, originally Peterhof, Dutch and German for "Peter's Court") is a series of palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great, and sometimes called the "Russian Versailles". It is located ab. 20 km west and 6 km south of St. Petersburg, overlooking the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, now - Petrodvorets.
Aerial photo ID: RL-617
Author: Serguei Fomine
© Serguei Formine/Russian Look
Aerial photo size: 3.9 Mpixels (11.1 MB uncompressed) - 2314x1683 pixels (7.7x5.6 in / 19.6x14.2 cm at 300 ppi)
Aerial photo keywords: aerial, aerial view, aerials, architectural, architecture, concept, concepts, conceptual, Europe, gardens, historic center, land, landscape, landscaping, Leningrad Oblast, oblique, old town, Palace, park, perspective, Pushkin, Russia, russian federation, structures, urban landscape