The Summer House or Palace St Petersburg Russia
The Summer House (1710–14), one of the earliest building in Saint Petersburg and diminutive by later Imperial standards, was designed by Domenico Trezzini in the Baroque style for Tsar Peter the Great. This masonry palace, which survives, contains just 14 main rooms. The mansion was designed as an entertainment pavilion and was intended for warm weather use only. Peter moved into the partially completed palace in 1712 and spent summers here until his death in 1725. He occupied the lower level while his wife Catherine preferred the upper rooms. An innovative feature of this palace is the still extant central heating system which featured solid fuel burning boilers and elaborate porcelain ductwork, with extensive ornamental painting. The palace is now a museum and both the house and the adjacent Summer Garden are open to the public.
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