The Menshikov Palace, the first large structure built with stone in St. Petersburg, was constructed for Prince Alexander Menshikov, a close associate of Peter the Great, in the early 1700s. It was ...

The Menshikov Palace was one of the earliest stone buildings in St. Petersburg, built between 1710 and 1727. Alexander Menshikov was Peter the Great’s best friend, a prominent statesman and the first ...

Built from 1710-27 the Menshikov Palace was one of the first stone buildings in St. Petersburg. Alexander Menshikov was Peter the Great’s best friend, a prominent statesman and the first ...

The exhibition devoted to the 275th anniversary of the First Cadet Corps has been opened in one of the first stone buildings of Saint Petersburg - the Menshikov Palace. With its history of almost ...

While Menshikov Palace deserves exploration, the palace is part of a larger estate known as the Oranienbaum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area also encompasses the Palace of Peter III and the ...