Russia Tsars Peterhof Palace Gardens Fountains Beautiful Book 1978

Description: [RUSSIA - MONARCHY - EMPERORS - TSARS - SAINT-PETERSBURG]Peterhof PalaceResidence of Peter the GreatBaroque architectureArchitectJean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond and Bartolomeo RastrelliConstruction1714-1723historical monument, world heritagePeterhof Palace is located in Peterhof approximately 25 km from the center of Saint Petersburg, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea.HistoryThe location, halfway between Petersburg and Kronstadt, was chosen as the site of residence by Peter the Great. After a trip to France, he ordered the construction of a grandiose palace that would surpass the Palace of Versailles in beauty. If Versailles celebrates Apollo, Peterhof aims to be an evocation of Neptune. Work began in 1714 under the direction of the French architect Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond, in Peterhof Park. Pierre himself supervised the construction of his palace and lived during this time in the Monplaisir cottage, still visible today. The work was officially completed on August 15, 1723.Subsequent transformations were carried out on the orders of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna by the Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.The castle and gardens suffered greatly from the depredations of the German army during the Second World War.Text in EnglishCompiled, introduced and annotated byAbram RASKIN Petrodvorets (Peterhof)Palaces and Pavilions - Gardens and Parks - Fountains and Cascades - SculpturesVery beautiful book illustrated with numerous photographs in black and colorsome folding boards Printed in Leningrad, Aurora Art Publishers, 1978(English edition) Large and strong In-4 square, (approximately 28.5x26.8cm), 372pp.Full brown marbled skyvertex publisher cardboard binding imitating leather, gilded ornaments and titling,under colored illustrated dust jacket.Blue cardboard case printed in original white, well preserved(Good general condition, various frictions on the edges and edges of the case, yellowed edges as always) (Book in very good general condition, clean and fresh, tiny creases or friction usual various on edges of the dust jacket, beautiful general appearance, own) Work in very good general condition, clean and fresh internally, printed on coated paper, without freckles Small Ipen inscriptions by the former owner, on the cover page onlysee visuals... Long out of print from the publisherBeautiful book that has become rare The location, halfway between Petersburg and Kronstadt, was chosen as the site of residence by Peter the Great. After a trip to France, he ordered the construction of a grandiose palace that would surpass the Palace of Versailles in beauty. If Versailles celebrates Apollo, Peterhof aims to be an evocation of Neptune. Work began in 1714 under the direction of the French architect Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond, in Peterhof Park. Pierre himself supervised the construction of his palace and lived during this time in the Monplaisir cottage, still visible today. Subsequent transformations were carried out on the orders of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna by the Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Full brown marbled skyvertex publisher cardboard binding imitating leather, gilded ornaments and t

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