The cabin of Peter the Great
The cabin of Peter the Great - Russia Tour Saint Petersburg was born under the harsh conditions of the conduct of the Northern War. Therefore all the first buildings in the city were built of wood. Only in the 1710s, after some important victories, when it became clear that the Swedes would sink to these lands again, a thorough stone construction began in Saint Petersburg, and the cabin of Peter the Great house was no exception. The cabin was a rather obscure house, a very small wooden house which surrounded by a forged fence. The house was the first building which intended for a short-term stay of the Russian Emperor and was the home of the tsar during 1703-1708. The cabin was a unique monument which built in a combinational architecture, Izba and traditional Russia house. According to the documents of Peter’s time, the house was called the “Initial Palace” or “Red Mansion.” The house of Peter I had a simple building design, reminiscent of the...
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