Peterhof Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia (44408938295)
Peterhof, Petergof, or Peterhoff may refer to: *Peterhof Palace, a palace complex in St. Petersburg, Russia *Petergof (''Peterhof''), a municipal town under jurisdiction of St. Petersburg, Russia, where the palace complex is located *Peterhof (Novgorod), a historic Hanseatic kontor in Veliky Novgorod, Russia *13923 Peterhof, an asteroid *USS Peterhoff (1863), USS ''Peterhoff'' (1863), a British ship captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War *Peterhoff, Shimla, a house in India, built for the Viceroy of India {{Disambig ...
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Peterhof Palace
The Peterhof Palace ( rus, Петерго́ф, Petergóf, p=pʲɪtʲɪrˈɡof; an emulation of German "Peterhof", meaning "Peter's Court") is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, commissioned by Peter the Great as a direct response to the Palace of Versailles by Louis XIV of France. Originally intending it in 1709 for country habitation, Peter the Great sought to expand the property as a result of his visit to the French royal court in 1717, inspiring the nickname of "The Russian Versailles". The architect between 1714 and 1728 was Domenico Trezzini, and the style he employed became the foundation for the Petrine Baroque style favored throughout Saint Petersburg. Also in 1714, Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond, likely chosen due to his previous collaborations with Versailles landscaper André Le Nôtre, designed the gardens. Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli completed an expansion from 1747 to 1756 for Elizabeth of Russia. The palace-ense ...
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Petergof
Petergof (), known as Petrodvorets () from 1944 to 1997, is a administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland. The town hosts one of two campuses of Saint Petersburg State University and the Petrodvorets Watch Factory, one of the leading Russian watch manufactures. A Peterhof Palace, series of palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Peter I of Russia, Peter the Great and sometimes called the "Russian Palace of Versailles, Versailles", is also situated there. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments, palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Palaces, fountains, and gardens Petergof is named after the Peterhof Grand Palace, a sixteen-meter-high Cliff, bluff lying less than a hundred meters from th ...
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Peterhof (Novgorod)
The Peterhof or Petershof (Middle Low German and modern German for "Peter's courtyard"; ; ) was a Hanseatic kontor, one of the four major trading posts of the Hanseatic League, on the right bank of the Volkhov at Novgorod, Russia, then forming the Novgorod Republic. It was named after St. Peter's Church, a Catholic church that was used by the Hanseatic merchants. It eventually consisted of two parts, the palissaded enclave, called the Peterhof proper, further uphill from the river Volkhov, and a beachyard, the Gotenhof, on the river that was eventually included in the Peterhof. Baltic trade, including Novgorod's trade, was dominated by the Hanseatic League from the 13th to 15th centuries. It was first shut down in 1494 by Ivan III of Russia, but later reopened in 1514, although a terminal decline could not be halted. A kontor was a corporation (''universitas'') with a level of legal autonomy, the code of the Peterhof was called the ''schra''. It was established around 1200 by trad ...
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13923 Peterhof
139 may refer to: * 139 (number), an integer * AD 139, a year of the Julian calendar * 139 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 139 (New Jersey bus) * 139 Juewa, a main-belt asteroid See also * 139th (other) 139th may refer to: *139th (Northumberland) Battalion, CEF, unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War *139th (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Brigade, infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in World W ...

USS Peterhoff (1863)
USS ''Peterhoff'' was a British ship captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Condemned as a blockade runner, she served the Union Navy's struggle against the Confederate States of America as a gunboat. Ship history Construction The ''Peterhoff'' was a 416-ton iron-hulled yacht originally built for the Tsar of Russia by C. J. Mare & Co. of Blackwall, London, with 140 hp steam engines by J & G. Rennie. Launched in 1850, Early history During her delivery voyage to Saint Petersburg, ''Peterhoff'' was driven ashore on Saaremaa on 1 November 1850. She was abandoned by the crew and her insurers made a payment of £15,000 to the Imperial Russian Government. She was later refloated and sank to preserve her from damage from the waves. ''Peterhoff'' was refloated in the spring of 1851 and taken in to Riga, where temporary repairs were made. Departing in early July, she reached London on 17 July. The ship was acquired by British interests and fitted out as a carg ...
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