Peter III Palace

The Palace of Peter III in Lomonosov was built in 1758–1762 according to the design of Antonio Rinaldi as the main structure of the mock fortress of Peterstadt. The interiors of the palace include a unique bureau-cabinet in the chinoiserie style with paintings similar to the lacquer panels of Fyodor Vlasov, and molded silver-plated shelves in the Buffet, an idea that the architect later developed in the Pavilion of the Roller Coaster. The interior decoration was not completed during the emperor's lifetime: the ceiling panel was never fixed in the Antechamber. In 1929, the building housed the zoo of the Forestry Technical School, and during the Great Patriotic War, exhibits from the Chinese Palace were stored here.