Farmers' Palace

The Farm Palace in Alexandria Park of Peterhof, which originally included a farm for the heir to the throne's summer stay, is the first palace whose state rooms are located on the first floor with direct access to the garden. After the death of Alexander II, the decoration of the first floor of the eastern wing was preserved in his memory, and in 1918 a historical and everyday life museum was opened here. The building was severely damaged during the war, and after a restoration interrupted by a fire in 2005, the exhibition reopened in 2010, featuring, among other things, Alexander II's Blue Cabinet with items from the legacy of Catherine Dolgorukova and the Bedchamber of Maria Alexandrovna with waxed chintz wallpaper from England. Among the palace's historical features, one of the first elevators in Russia and a cast iron staircase, located next to a stuffed bear, are also mentioned.