The Menshikov Palace
4 expert reviews
“This ostentatiously lavish home is on a par with its illustrious owner, Menshikov, a friend of the tsar, top army general and first governor of St. Petersburg, who received foreign ambassadors here.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's
"The Menshikov Palace is a branch of the Hermitage Museum. In addition to the restored living quarters of the Menshikov family, there's an exhibit devoted to early-18th-century Russian culture."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The first stone building in the city, the Menshikov Palace was built to the grandiose tastes of Prince Alexander Menshikov, Peter the Great’s closest friend and the first governor of St Petersburg."
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U.S. News & World Report
15.0
"It currently belongs to the Hermitage and displays some of the museum's paintings and sculptures...sits on Vasilyevsky Island on the banks of the Neva River, combines extravagant appointments"
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