LOG CABIN OF PETER THE GREAT

The so-called Log Cabin of Peter the Great is the only wooden structure surviving to this day from the time of the foundation of Saint-Petersburg.

Built in the summer of 1703 by soldiers-carpenters from crude pine timbers, it combines the features of a Russia and Dutch dwelling. To make the cottage look more like a masonry structure, the walls were painted outside in imitation of bricks and the wooden roof was given the appearance of tiles.

There are three rooms in the House – the Dining Room, the Study and the Bedroom, where authentic everyday objects of Peter’s age and the Tsar’s personal belongings are displayed. Peter the Great lived here only in warm summer time watching the construction of the Peter and Paul Fortress. In 1844 a special protective stone case was built over the memorial house. In 1930 a museum with a display devoted to the memory of Peter the Great was established in the House.