MENSHIKOV PALACE
One of Peter the Great's favorites, Alexander Menshikov, was given the whole of Vasilyevsky Island in 1707. Later on, in 1714, the Czar took his present back, though in the time that he owned the island, Menshikov managed to build this palace on the bank of the Neva. The palace was St. Petersburg's first building of stone. It successfully combines traditional Russian and West European methods and forms of architecture. Dutch and Russian tiles, wooden paneling, carved and gilded decorations, sculptured moldings and monumental decorative painting have been used in its rich and original ornamentation.
Open 10:30 - 16:30, closed Mondays, pre-booked tours only
