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
Published in: Peterhof, Royal Palaces