#Peterhoff

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Peterhoff Palace Complex

Photographs: Different views of Peterhof, which, rather than one specific place, is an astoundingly beautiful complex of palaces, gardens, pavilions, and fountains. The photos here and the text are a mere preview of a fraction of the place in all its grandeur.

The Grand Palace, Lower and Upper Gardens and Fountains

The Peterhoff Palace (which comes from the Dutch "Pieterhof," meaning "Pieter's Court") is a complex of palaces, gardens, pavilions, and fountains located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, commissioned by Peter the Great in response to Louis XIV Palace of Versailles in France.

Peter the Great began constructing his new capital, St. Petersburg, in 1703 after successfully adding Swedish provinces to Russian territory.  Saint Petersburg allowed Russian access to the Baltic Sea through the Neva River that flowed to the Gulf of Finland.

Throughout the early 18th century, Peter the Great built and expanded the Peterhof Palace complex. Based on his sketches, he constructed the Monplaisir Palace (French: "my delight"). This would be Peter's summer retreat that he would use on his way coming and going from Europe. Later, he expanded his plans to include a group of palaces and gardens further inland, on the model of Versailles.

Most of the Peterhoff land is comprised of what is called the "Lower Gardens." In the middle of the lower gardens is the Grand Palace. The area behind this palace is the "Upper Gardens" and is comparatively smaller. The Grand Palace is not the only historic royal building in Peterhoff. The palaces of Monplaisir and Marli, as well as the pavilion known as the 'Hermitage,' were all raised during the initial construction of Peterhoff during the reign of Peter the Great.

There are a number of cascades and fountains through the grounds, which have various symbolic meanings and are in themselves great technological achievements. The greatest of these is that all of the fountains in Peterhoff operate without the use of pumps. Water is supplied from natural springs and collects in reservoirs in the Upper Gardens. The elevation difference creates the pressure that drives most of the fountains of the Lower Gardens.

Gothic Chapel in Peterhof:  An Orthodox church in the name of Saint Alexander Nevsky situated in the Alexandria Park; Nicholas I ordered its construction to complement the Cottage Palace

Alexandria Park, the Cottage Palace, and the Farmers Palace

To the east of the main park at Peterhof lies an expanse of landscaped parkland in the English style, named after Alexandra Fedorovna, wife of Nicholas I. The land was used as a royal hunting ground for most of the 18th century and left to go wild after the court moved to Tsarskoe Selo.

In 1825, the land was passed to Nicholas I, who commissioned a Scottish architect and landscape gardener to create an English-style estate with a "cottage" palace and home farm. This was partly a concession to Alexandra (nee Charlotte of Prussia), who found the pomp and grandeur of court life oppressive. Alexandra loved the cottage. The Cottage Palace was completed in 1829 and became the permanent summer residence of the Tsar's family. Alexandria Park is one of the best-landscaped parks on the outskirts of St. Petersburg.

The building is equal parts seaside villa, Gothic castle, and English farmhouse, but extremely elegant, with several charming decorative details. The palace's interiors exemplify the private tastes of Nicholas and Alexandra and their children and grandchildren. The spectacular trompe l'oeil murals around the staircase, depicting gothic arches and vaults, and Nicholas's Naval Study, with superb views over the Gulf of Finland, are particularly impressive.

The Farm Palace was initially a pavilion in Alexandria Park close to the Cottage Palace and Gothic Chapel. Meant to be a pastoral farm with a row of household buildings, it was later expanded into a summer residence for the family of Tsesarevich Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia. The palace became the favorite summer residence of Alexander II and his family. After many reconstructions, the house was named "The Farm Palace" in 1859. It would eventually be a favorite of Alexander III and Nicholas II.

The Lower Dacha at Peterhoff (badly damaged in World War II and destroyed in the 1960s) - in the process of reconstruction

The Lower Dacha was in Alexandria Park, part of the Peterhof complex created by Tsar Peter I in the early 18th century as an Imperial summer residence. The palace was the home of Tsar Nicholas II while in residence at Peterhof (it was built for him), and several of his children were born there. It was badly damaged during the Second World War and was destroyed in the 1960s. The Lower Dacha is in the process of being restored. It is expected that the restoration will be completed by 2025. The picture below where the intact building can be seen, is from the early twentieth century. Photographs of the ruins have been included as well.

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Limbo

Limbo (Serie 2023) #RakelWarmlander #SofiaHelin #LouisePeterhoff #OscarToringe #DaniloBejarano #AlexandraZetterbergEhn Mehr auf:

Serie Jahr: 2023- (Februar) Genre: Drama Hauptrollen: Rakel Wärmländer, Sofia Helin, Louise Peterhoff, Oscar Töringe, Danilo Bejarano, Alexandra Zetterberg Ehn, Trond Espen Seim, Linton Calmroth, Odin Romanus, Anki Lidén, Anton Forsdik, Heidi Blanck … Serienbeschreibung: Ein Anruf verändert alles für Ebba, My und Gloria. Die Nachricht, dass ihre Söhne einen schweren Autounfall hatten, wird nun…

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"In Peterhoff during the hot June weather the little Grand Duchess Marie was born. She was born good, | often think, with the very smallest trace of original sin possible. The Grand Duke Vladimir called her “The Amiable Baby” for she was always so good and smiling and gay. She is a very fine and pretty child, with great, dark-blue eyes and the fine level dark brows of the Romanoff family. Lately speaking of the child, a gentleman said that she had the face of one of Botticelli’s angels. But good and sweet-tempered as she is, she is also very human, as the following stories will show. When she was a very little child, she was one day with her sister in the Empress’s boudoir, where the Emperor and Empress were at tea. The Empress had tiny vanilla-flavoured wafers called biblichen, of which the children were particularly fond, but they were not allowed to ask for anything from the tea table. The Empress sent for me, and when | went down little Marie was standing in the middle of the room, her eyes drowned in tears and something was swallowed hastily. “There! I’ve eaten it all up,” said she, “you can’t get it now.” | was properly shocked, and suggested bed at once as a suitable punishment. The Empress said, “Very well, take her,” but the Emperor intervened, and begged that she might be allowed to remain, saying, | was always afraid of the wings growing, and I am glad to see she is only a human child.” She was constantly held up as an example to her elder sisters. They declared she was a step-sister. Vainly I pointed out that in all fairy tales it was the elder sisters who were step-sisters and the third was the real sister. They would not listen, and shut her out from all their plays. I told them that they could not expect her to stand that kind of treatment, and that someday they would be punished. One day they made a house with chairs at one end of the nursery and shut out poor Marie, telling her she might be the footman, but that she should stay outside. | made another house at the other end for baby, then a few months old, and her, but her eyes always kept travelling to the other end of the room and the attractive play going on there. She suddenly dashed across the room, rushed into the house, dealt each sister a slap in the face, and ran into the next room, coming back dressed in a doll’s cloak and hat, and with her hands full of small toys. “I won’t be a footman, I’ll be the kind, good aunt, who brings presents,” she said. She then distributed her gifts, kissed her “nieces,” and sat down. The other children looked shamefacedly from one to the other, and then Tatiana said, “We were too cruel to poor little Marie, and she really couldn’t help beating us.” They had learned their lesson-from that hour they respected her rights in the family".

Margaret Eager "Six years at the Russian court"

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OTMA + Margaretta Eagar 1899-1904

“One day during Eastertide we were out driving on the Nevski Prospect, and the little Grand Duchess Olga was not good. I was speaking to her, trying to induce her to sit down quietly, when suddenly she did so, folding her hands in front of her. In a few seconds she said to me, "Did you see that Policeman?" I told her that was nothing extraordinary, and that the police would not touch her. She replied," but this one was writing something; I was afraid he might have been writing' I saw Olga, and she was very naughty." I explained that this was very unlikely, and she reminded me, rather reproachfully, that one day, some time before, she had seen a drunken woman arrested in the street, and had wished me to tell the police not to hurt her. I "had refused to interfere, saying that the woman was naughty and the police quite right in taking her. I now explained that one had to be quite big and very naughty indeed before the police would take one to prison. On returning home she made particular inquiries as to whether a policeman had come while she was out. When she went to see her parents that afternoon she recounted the whole story to her father, telling him that I said it was quite possible to live without going to prison. She then asked her father if he had ever been a prisoner; the Emperor answered that he had never been quite naughty enough to go to prison. Her remark then was: "Oh! how very good you must have been, too."

“When she was a very little child, she was one day with her sister in the Empress's boudoir, where the Emperor and Empress were at tea. The Empress had tiny vanilla-flavoured wafers called biblichen, of which the children were particularly fond, but they were not allowed to ask for anything from the tea table. The Empress sent for me, and when I went down little Marie was standing in the middle of the room, her eyes drowned in tears and something was swallowed hastily. "Dere! I've eaten it all up," said she, "you tant det it now." I was properly shocked, and suggested bed at once as a suitable punishment. The Empress said, "Very well, take her," but the Emperor intervened, and begged that she might be allowed to remain, saying, I was always afraid of the wings growing, and I am glad to see she is only a human child."

“We took the children to a toy shop, and they were told that they might choose what they liked for themselves, and also for relations and friends at home. Olga looked at the things, and finally chose the very smallest she could find, and said, politely, "Thank you very much." Vainly the shop people showed her more attractive toys; she always replied: "No, thank you; I don't want to take it." I took her on one side and asked her why she would not buy the toys. I said that the people would be very sad if she would not take more, and that she could not leave the shop without buying more. So she said: "But the beautiful toys belong to some other little girls, I am sure; and think how sad they would be if they came home and found we had taken them while they were out." I explained to her, and she and Tatiana laid in a large stock.

“Just before we went to Peterhoff that year, the Grand Duchess Olga had typhoid fever. She had been ailing for a few days, but the weather was unusually hot for the time of the year, and we thought that might be the cause and that the cooler air of the seaside would probably be beneficial to her, so the journey was not postponed. But when we arrived at Peterhoff she was very ill, and had to be put to bed at once. She lay there through five long weary weeks. I nursed her day and night, and at one time she was so ill that I feared she would not recover; but thank God she did. She wearied to see her sister Tatiana, and was very pleased when the doctor said Tatiana might pay her a visit for just five minutes. I went down and fetched her to see Olga. She stood by the side of the bed and conversed in a most amiable manner to the little sick sister. I was rather surprised at her manner, and when the five minutes were up, told her I must take her down to the nursery again. When she got outside of the door, she exclaimed: "You told me you were bringing me to see Olga and I have not seen her." I told her that the little girl in bed was indeed her sister. She cried with great grief. "That little pale thin child is my dear sister Olga! Oh no, no! I cannot believe it!" She wept bitterly at the change, and it was difficult to persuade her that Olga would soon be herself again.”

- Six Years At The Russian Court by Margaretta Eagar (Nanny to OTMA)

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Can Ch Peterhoff of Marlboro (borzoi) 1931

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Peterhoff and textures

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FACTS ABOUT SHIMLA ( INDIA)

1. Shimla is One Of The Youngest Cities in The Country

55% of the population is in the 16- 55 age group. And 28% of the rest is below the age of 15

2. Before the British, Shimla Region Was Ruled by the Nepalese. Shimla Was A Part Of The Kingdom Of Prithvi Narayan Shah Of Nepal Before The British. It was declared the summer capital of India in 1864.

3. Nathuram Godse’s Trial Took Place at (Now) Peterhoff Hotel. The building was the residence for seven Viceroys and the location for the Punjab High Court.

4. Indian Institute Of Advanced Studies – IIAS Had Power Supply Way Back in 1888. It was built as a residence for Lord Dufferin in 1884 and now houses the IIAS.

5. Shimla is Located On 7 Hills. Prospect Hill , Observatory Hill, Summer Hill, Inverarm Hill, Bantony Hill, Jakhoo Hill and Elysium Hill.

6. Shimla Hosts The MTB Himalaya, The Biggest Mountain Biking Race In South East Asia.

7. The Kalka-Shimla Railway Is Recognized As A World Heritage Site By UNESCO.

8. Shimla Has The Only Natural Ice Skating Rink In South Asia.

9. The Durand Football Tournament Was Held at Annandale Ground In 1888.

10. Lord Combermere Was The First Commander-In–Chief Of The Indian Army To Visit Shimla In 1828.

11. The Founder of Indian National Congress Lived at ‘Rothney Castle’ in Shimla

12. The Town Hall Was Built In 1888. It Is An Earthquake Proof Building.

13. Gandhi first came to Shimla on 11th May, 1921.

14. Shimla is the Birth Place Of Anupam Kher, Prem Chopra, Balraj Sahni, Priya Rajvansh

15. The Jakhoo Temple Shrine, Believers Say, Holds the Foot Prints Of Lord Hanuman.

16. The Houlme Is The Birth Place Of Amrita Shergill, One Of India’s Most Well Known Artists.

The house also has a studio that her father very lovingly constructed for her.

17. Shimla had its first newspaper – Simla Akhbaar in 1848.

It was run by the Muslim Community but was soon shut down by the British

18. The first shop opened in Shimla was a butchery run by Messers Barret & Co.

19. Auckland House School Is The Only Girl School In India To Introduce Scuba Diving.

20. The Jonang Takten Phuntsok Choeling Monastery In Sanjauli Is One Of Its Kind In India.

There is only one other in Tibet that teaches the practice of ‘ Kalachakra. ‘

21. BCS Shimla Is One Of The Oldest Boarding Schools In Asia.

The school has been operational since 1863. They actually have a closed door in the building from where 100 Muslims students left at partition.

22. The First Road Of Shimla Was Constructed In 1828.

The Mall was actually called the ‘Thandi Sarak’ in the British Era.

23. Shimla Falls In Seismic Zone IV.

According to officials, even 2% of the buildings will not able to withstand an earthquake of high intensity. Shimla is bursting on the seams with residents, as it was only planned for 16000 residents.

24. The northern slope of Ridge is sinking.

The Grand Hotel west, Lakkar Bazaar are going down. Alarmingly Shimla has 187 buildings with more than five floors.

25. The Shimla Convention Is A Century Old. Tibetans Are Still In Exile.

26. From the North Side of Ridge the Rain water drains into Sutlej River and is carried into Arabian Sea, South side drains into Yamuna and flows to Bay of Bengal.

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ICI awarded HP eminent structural engineering professions

Shimla, 26 February To mark the celebration of concrete day, the Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), a non-profit organization in association with UltraTec Cement today in Shimla awarded eminent engineers from all over Himachal Pradesh for their valuable contributions in designing and executing famous buildings and projects. The basic objective is to promote concrete technology and construction, and address the research needs of concrete, said VPS Jaswal, Chairman of the Shimla Center.  The awards were presented by R. D. DHIMAN (IAS), Chief Information Commissioner, Himachal Pradesh. During the event, more than 30 engineers were bestowed Annual Excellence Awards by the Shimla Center for Architect’s, Engineer’s, Contractors’ Outstanding Performance/Best Construction/Works. Life Time Achievement Award in Architecture &Engineering Category has been conferred to : 1A). Ar. B P Malhotra, former Chief Architect, HPPWD,( He's Alumni of IIT Roorkee, First Architect to Join HPPWD, Architecture Dept, He Designed Armsdale Building, HP SECRETARIAT, State Guest House Peterhoff, Himachal Bhawan Chandigarh and Himachal Sadan Delhi and various other important buildings) & *1B). Late Er. S C Kapoor, Former and First Engineer-in-Chief, HPPWD* (He's Alumni of the renowned, Pune Engineering College, Served as Principal of Govt. Polytechnic, Hamirpur, He was the First ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, of HPPWD, and was known for his honesty and dedication to service throughout the Pradesh.) *Er.Harish Malhotra, Chief Engineer (Projects), HPSEB* has been conferred with *CONCRETE TECHNOLOGIST AWARD* for the *Year 2022.* ( He served as Chief Engineer (Projects) in HPSEB, and worked on the design of Bhaba HEP, Ghanvi HEP, execution of Larji HEP ,Andhra HEP, and various other projects) The Young concrete technologist award has been conferred to Er. Suresh Walia, Executive Engineer HPPWD for the Year 2022 The best-built infrastructure project award for the year 2022 has been presented to *HANOGI BRIDGE, Mandi, by HPPWD.* EMERGING ARCHITECT AWARD* has been presented to Ar. Vijay Thakur, Assistant Architect, HPPWD, MANDI EMERGING ENGINEER AWARD* has been presented to Er. Sahil Rana, Executive Engineer, HPPWD, District Shimla. ARCHITECTS/ ENGINEERING ASHIYANA AWARDS For Architects, Engineers, Contractors to about 28 numbers as well as owners from all Districts of HIMACHAL PRADESH have also been conferred by the *ICI Excellence Ashiyana Awards* for their contributions as per the person below: i) Krishna Kutir, Una, Architect Ar. Rattan Lal Sharma. ii) Kumar Niwas, Kangra, Architect Ar. Shashi Kant Sharma. iii) Daulta Residence, Shimla, Architect Ar. Rekha Kaundal.  Best Commercial Building Awards  i) Hotel Valley, Mandi, Er. Tej Ram Rana . ii) Hotel Radisson, Kufri, by Architect, Ar. Sushil Sharma Associates. iii) Hotel Roscommon, Solan, Architect, Ar. Rakesh Mehta. Best Built Multistory Housing i). Hill Crest Apartments, Solan, Architect Ar. Jahnoo Arora.   In the event, the jury members were Er. Raj Kumar Verma, *CEO ,Sai Engineering & Foundation, Er. Shankar Narayan, Executive Director, SJVN CHQ SHIMLA, Er. Ajay Gupta, Engineer-in-Chief, HPPWD, and Chairman of the Jury, Ar. Deewan Chand Sharma, Chief Architect, HIMUDA, SHIMLA, Ar. Nand Lal Chandel, Former Architect in Chief HPPWD,Mandi and Vice Chairman ICI SHIMLA CENTRE, Ar. V P S JASWAL Former Chief GM ARCHITECTURE SJVN CHQ SHIMLA and Chairman ICI SHIMLA CENTRE, Er. Abhay Tomar, Regional Head, Ultratech Cement, Chandigarh.             Read the full article

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»Limbo«: hjärtskärande och storartad tv-dramatik

Tillsammans med Emma Boström har Rakel Wärmländer (»Ur spår« och »Vuxna människor«) i sin manusdebut utgått från en verklig bilolycka i sin ungdom där flera av hennes vänner var inblandade. TV-serien fokuserar på tre vänninor (spelade av Rakel Wärmländer, Louise Peterhoff och Sofia Helin) vars tonårssöner råkar ut för en bilolycka. Mer än så vet inte våra vänninor när de tillsammans med sina partners (bland andra en nedtonad Oscar Töringe) samlas på sjukhuset. 

De första två avsnitten handlar till stor del om väntan. Den plågsamma väntan på besked – eller åtminstone på mer information. Föräldrarna delges nämligen endast knapphändiga uppgifter av läkarna. Ingen tycks veta eller vilja berätta något för dem. Samtidigt plingar pushnotiser om ”allvarlig bilolycka”, “misstänkt rattfylla” och ”kritiskt läge” i mobilen.

Detta fasansfulla scenario gestaltas med skicklig precision: den långa, tysta vandringen i sjukhuskorridoren mot en osäker framtid; den nervösa prokrastineringen i väntrummet; frustrationen och ilskan över ovissheten. Varken händelserna eller känslouttrycken stressas fram. Och frågorna – praktiska, hypotetiska och filosofiska – mullrar likt ett åskmoln i luften: Vem satt bakom ratten? Vems idé var det att ta bilen? Fanns det alkohol och droger med i bilden? Hade jag kunnat göra något annorlunda? Vad ska vi säga till vår dotter? Vem bär ansvaret? 

I detta sammelsurium av sköra känslor och svåra frågor uppstår storartad tv-dramatik. Och allra starkast lyser Rakel Wärmländer själv. 

Ses på: Första säsongen bestående av sex avsnitt hade premiär på Viaplay den 12 februari 2023. Än så länge har två avsnitts släppts.

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Limbo premiär

Svenska storstjärnor, personligt engagemang och det där ögonblicket som förändrar allt. Det är några av ingredienserna i Viaplays kommande originalserie Limbo. Serien samlar en stjärntät ensemble där huvudrollerna görs av Rakel Wärmländer, Louise Peterhoff och Sofia Helin. Medverkande Rakel Wärmländer, Sofia Helin, Louise Peterhoff, Oscar Töringe, Danilo Bejarano, Alexandra Zetterberg Ehn,…

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LIMBO

Viaplay Group

A warm, character-driven drama about friendship, motherhood and relationships. A sudden car accident changes their lives in a split-second and life will never be the same again. During a couple of tumultuous summer weeks, the three friends and their families go through purgatory and their worlds are filled with uncertainty, doubt and guilt – in ‘limbo’.

Director: Sofia Jupither

Producer: Johanna Wennerberg, Warner Bros. ITVP Sweden

Executive Producer: Charlotta Dolk, Camilla Rydbacken, Johan Hedman, Rakel Wärmländer, Filippa Wallestam

Writer: Emma Broström, Rakel Wärmländer

Cast: Rakel Wärmländer, Sofia Helin, Louise Peterhoff, Anton Forsdik

Genres: Drama 6x45’

Friends Ebba, Gloria and My live in the heart of Östermalm, an upmarket area in Stockholm, where life revolves around family, career and friendship. The common denominator is their sons, who go to the same school and have played in the same football team since fifth grade. Despite their differences, they have a very close relationship and have always had each other to fall back on. Then, suddenly the three friends Gloria, My and Ebba receive a phone call in the middle of the night. Their sons have been involved in a serious car crash, and life as they know it changes in a split second. With their relationship put to the ultimate test, and Ebba’s son Jakob hovering between life and death, the three women find their worlds filled with uncertainty, doubt and guilt – in ‘limbo’.

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🧭 When I went to Russia lots of people (including Russians) asked me why I chose to go there. It honestly broke my heart because I do believe all countries have so much to offer, it would be denying yourself a lot to discard a potentially eye-opening trip and many authentic cultural exchanges with the local population. I personally loved that trip. By choosing to go places that you consider outside your comfort zone, you will find yourself in the funniest situations and it will make you grow more. Except Morocco where most people speak English or French, this was my first trip where I couldn't read. Of course having a Type A personality I taught myself how to read the alphabet before my trip cause I was so scared 😂. Don't worry I quickly forgot it though! Would you be interested in going to Russia? . . . . . . #russia #russie #russian #russia🇷🇺 #russiaphoto #russiatravel #russiamylove #russianexplorers #russiandiary #russiafoto #russianlanguage #peterhof #peterhofpalace #peterhoff #peterhoffountains (at Peterhof Palace and Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIr08hoMQJd/?igshid=19fx1gfqokg9l

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Midsommar (2019)

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WATCHING

It's pretty close to the real midsummer so I'm being "horror-festive".

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"The perfect understanding." Peterhoff of Marlboro (borzoi) at 10 months old, published 1929