HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Protect kings of France and Czars of Russia from their internal enemies
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Architectural achievements of France and Russia during the Renaissance
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Showcase and exhibit their absolute power over the entire populations of Russia and France
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Westernization of France and Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Structure The palace’s shape is derived from an elongated rectangle with numerous courtyards; it was initially built by the Italian architect, Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, (1754-1762) in a Baroque style as ordered by Elizabeth Petrovna.
Detailed explanation-2: -The green-and-white palace has the overall shape of an elongated rectangle, and its principal façade is 215 metres (705 ft) long and 30 m (98 ft) high. The Winter Palace has been calculated to contain 1, 886 doors, 1, 945 windows, 1, 500 rooms and 117 staircases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout the early 18th century, Peter the Great built and expanded the Peterhof Palace complex as a part of his goal to modernize and westernize Russia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Peter I (the Great) founded Peterhof in 1709 as a country estate. After visiting the French court in 1717, he decided to make Peterhof into an imperial residence that would rival Versailles.