#Peterhof UNESCO #world heritage sites

#Mikhaylovskiy Park at #Sadovaya street, 1
# Mikhaylovskiy Engineer castle and monument to king Peter I Great.

#Znamenka Estate on #Mostovaya St
# The majestic Znamenka Estate, a splendid castle nestled in a picturesque location, exudes grandeur and charm. This magnificent fortress boasts an awe-inspiring architectural design, characterized by its regal appearance and impressive structure.The palace, the Peter and Paul Church, the Stables yard, the kitchen building and the greenhouses have been preserved to this day.

#Aleksandria Park on #st. Demyan Bednogo
# The romantic spirit of this place was especially accentuated by numerous architectural constructions in the neo-Gothic style: guarding towers, cast-iron wells and the Ruin bridge over a deep ravine.

#Peterhof Palace at #Razvodnaya Ulitsa, 2
# Atop the bluff, near the middle of the Lower Gardens, stands the Grand Palace (Bolshoi Dvorets). Behind (south) of it are the comparatively small Upper Gardens (Verhnyy Sad). Upon the bluff's face below the palace is the Grand Cascade (Bolshoi Kaskad). This and the Grand Palace are the centrepiece of the entire complex. At its foot begins the Sea Channel (Morskoi Kanal), one of the most extensive waterworks of the Baroque period, which bisects the Lower Gardens.

#Upper garden at #Razvodnaya Ulitsa, 2
# Particularly impressive is the fact that the master landscapers and garden designers who worked on the estate at Peterhof managed to overcome the extremely inclement conditions of the northern climate to create a wonderland of greenery and flowers, sweeping vistas and ornate architectural decorations.

#Colonist Park on #Prospekt Sankt-Petersburgsky
# The impressive ensembles of Olga's and Tsarina's islands were created between the years 1830 to 1840, on the order of the emperor Nicholas I. They are dedicated to his spouse Aleksandra Feodorovna, and their daughter Olga. Diverse in decoration and emotional impact, they would not leave anyone indifferent.

#Lugovoy Park on # Ulitsa Brat'yev Gorkushenko
Lugovoy park is a landscape park, monument of the landscape architecture of the 19 century. Main role in creating the composition of the new park belonged to meadows and ponds – water storage basins.

#Sobstvennaya Dacha at # Sobstvenny pr., 84
# The private dacha of the Tsarevich Alexander, later Tsar Alexander II, built between 1845 - 1850 along the Peterhof Road. The architect Stackenschneider built this building for the Tsarevich. In its day, it was considered an architectural masterpiece.

#Nature Monument "Park Sergievka" on # Oraniyenbaumskoye Shosse
The park at Sergievka was laid out at the beginning of the 18th century; at the beginning of the 19th century, regular planning was replaced with landscape planning. Memorial oak trees, Siberian firs and various uncommon trees have survived.