Peter the Great

Connected Sites: 7

Places visited by Peter the Great on his European "Embassy" 1697-8 or otherwise connected to him in a specific and documented way.

Connected Sites

  • St. Petersburg
    Inscribed: 1990
    4.19
    267
    9
    1703 - orders building of St Petersburg, Peterhof Palace etc
  • Riga
    Riga
    Latvia
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.54
    355
    15
    (Then owned by Sweden)- "His first stop was at the Baltic town of Riga, where Peter took a vivid interest in the town's fortifications, based on the ones of the Famous French Marshal Vauban. Things got too far however, when a local guard ordered Peter away when he found that the young Russian was taking measurements of the Fort's walls and making sketches. Peter would never forget this incident and it would come back later when he declared war on Sweden, citing his rude reception at Riga as an excuse". Peter was present at the capture of Riga Riga is currently proposing to "give back" its statue of Peter the Great to St Petersburg as a 300th birthday present -"Some want to offer the statue as a present of goodwill. Others see it as a Russian occupier and want it out."
  • Versailles
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.98
    521
    12
    1717 - Visited Versailles on his second overseas jounrey. Met Louis XIV. Returned with ideas for Peterhof
    See www.sellingantiques.co.uk
  • Tower of London
    Tower of London
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.40
    639
    21
    Visited the Tower of London to view the Royal Mint as he was interested incoinage. While at the Tower, Peter was not shown the axe used to behead King Charles I, as it was feared he might throw it into the river! Peter remembered how angry the execution had made his father
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Inscribed: 1991
    4.19
    680
    20
    Peter the Great visited Les Invalides in 1717.
    See fr.wikipedia.org
  • Maritime Greenwich
    Maritime Greenwich
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.14
    410
    10
    Visited the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, observing Venus with the first Astronomer Royal, Flamsteed.
  • Amsterdam Canal Ring
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.78
    605
    9
    Peter the Great stayed at Herengracht 527 during a visit to Amsterdam in 1716 to learn about ship building
    See www.hermitage.nl