Millerhof (russian: Миллергоф) is a
folk name
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of a residence-style
palace
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built on the
Istra Reservoir near Berezhki village,
Moscow Region
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
,
Russia
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. The palace is also known as the Residence on the Istra Reservoir (Russian: Резиденция на Истринском водохранилище).
History
The palace was constructed in 2008–09, and resembles a somewhat diminished and simplified copy of the
famous palaces of
Peterhof. The site also hosts several
formal gardens that seem to be however inaccessible to the general public.
Rumors about the ownership of the lavish palace began to circulate almost as soon as the construction was finished. In 2009, Russian newspapers alleged the ownership to
Gazprom
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CEO
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Alexei Miller
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. Gazprom however denied the rumors.
In 2010, Jordanian-born Russian businessman and billionaire
Ziyad Manasir, then principal shareholder of construction holding company "Stroygazconsulting", told the press that his company was the owner of the Istra Reservoir Palace and that he was living in the palace with his wife and his five children.
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newsru.com, Dec 20, 2010
"Stroygazconsulting" said, the total construction costs of the palace amounted to 30 million dollars. Independent experts however estimated the costs to twice as much.
According to Ilya Motchalov, vice president of the Russian Association of Landscape Architects, whose own company "Bruns Park" was engaged in the construction of the park, the palace on the Istra Reservoir near Berezhki was built following the design of the
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso in Spain.
[Compare]
La Granja Palacio
in Spain an
Istra Reservoir Palace
near Berezhki.
See also
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Putin's Palace
*
Mezhyhirya Residence
The Mezhyhirya Residence ( uk, Межигір'я, Mezhyhiria, , russian: Межигорье, Mezhigor'ye) is an estate in Ukraine where Viktor Yanukovych lived when he was Prime Minister and then President of Ukraine and is now a museum displayin ...
{{Commons category, Millerhof
References
External links
Various images of the palace near Berezhki village in the Moscow region englishrussia.com
Buildings and structures in Moscow Oblast
Palaces in Russia