Sergievka Palace and Park Ensemble

The Sergievka Palace and Park Ensemble in Peterhof, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, was formed on the site of a natural forest. The park, named after Sergei Petrovich Rumyantsev, the son of Field Marshal Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky, suffered greatly during the Great Patriotic War, as it was located on the front line of the Oranienbaum bridgehead. In 1965, architect V. I. Zeideman restored the palace facades, and after 1969, the park was restored according to the design of K. D. Agapova, where a chain of ponds with bridges and the Kristatelka River have been preserved. On the territory where the Biological Institute of St. Petersburg State University has registered more than 250 plant species, 185 bird species, and 35 mammals, the estate began to be called Sergievka after Emperor Paul I bought it from Count S. P. Rumyantsev in 1800.