Стрельна / Strelna: 1880-1914

Дореволюционная Россия в фотографиях Окрестности Санкт-Петербурга Стрельна 1880-1914 Pre-revolutionary Russia in photographs Neighbourhoods of St. Petersburg Strelna 1880-1914 Music by S. Rachmaninov Allegro from Prelude No. 12 in G sharp minor and Prelude in C minor, Op.23, No.7 Both played by Moura Lympany Sterna is a settlement of federal significance within the confines of St. Petersburg, Russia. Sterna is located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland , on the Strelka and Kikenka rivers. At the beginning of the XVIII century, Peter I decided to create here a country residence, a “Russian Versailles”. In the times of Peter the Great , the wooden palace of Peter the Great, the Konstantinovsky Palace and park, were founded. . In 1722 Peter I presented the palace to his daughter Elizabeth . The role of the suburban residence goes to Peterhof , and Strelna is assigned the role of “travel residence”, but until 1917 it belonged to the imperial family. The Peterhof Road passes through Sterna and by the end of the 18th century, Sterna had become the favoured location of the Imperial Grand Dukes…..