Peter’s House is the first building of Saint-Petersburg. This small wooden house had been built in a sensationally short time (24—27 of May, 1703). In 1930 here has been opened a museum where Peter’s personals, amenities of the 18th century, and the materials devoted to The Great Nothern War, Saint-Petersburg foundation and the Peter’s House building and renovation are exposed. The Peter’s House is located in the centre of the city in a small park at the bank of the Neva river not far from the Troitsky bridge and the Peter and Paul Fortress. In 1875 there had been a bronze Emperor’s bust established nearby the house. Granite steps with sculpture lions on either side. The house was built behind the Peter and Paul Fortress, so its windows had an outlook at all the strategic objects — fortress bastions, the Neva river and surrounding landscapes. The height of the Peter’s House is 5,7 m, its floor area is 60 sq.m. It is built of lopped pine logs in the typical Russian hut manner. In 1844 the house was lined with bricks and in 1971—1975 the museum was renewed.
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