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Sheremetiev Palace

Saint Petersburg, Russia · built 1730

The Fountain House is a palace in Russia built by the Sheremetev family, named after the nearby Fontanka river. Since its erection in 1712 the building was reconstructed several times by famous architects G. Dmitryev, Savva Chevakinsky, Fyodor Argunov, and Ivan Starov. It is also known as the Sheremetev Palace.

Palace data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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