English Palace

The English Palace in Peterhof, built by architect Giacomo Quarenghi at the order of Empress Catherine II, became the master's first work in Russia. The construction of the building in the English Park in the southern part of the city lasted from 1781 to 1796, although sources contain discrepancies regarding the exact completion date. After the 1917 revolution, a sanatorium operated here, and today a memorial sign is installed on the palace ruins, while the basements and the ground floor of the building itself have been partially preserved.