personal highlights

1. Catherine Palace: built for Peter the Great's wife (not Catherine the Great)
2. World War II: completely destroyed and rebuilt shortly afterward
3. UNESCO: today, the palace is protected together with Peterhof
4. No photography: not allowed anywhere inside, what a pity...

image sources

1. random portrait on the walls
2. clock in the amber room
3. most beautiful ballroom 
4. blue facade of the palace
5. me presenting the palace