A Photos House of Russian Elite-Kuskovo ManorWelcome to Kuskovo Manor,the summer entertainment country-house of count Peter Sheremetiev which was intended for parties, celebrations and entertainments. For more than half a century beginning with 1739 and ending with 1792 count P.B.
Sheremetiev,son of Peter the Great’s associate Field-Marshal B.P. Sheremetiev,has built and decorated the manor. His summer residence was not inferior to the tsar’s palace in refinement and magnificence.
The wooden Grand Palace is the main unit of the Manor.It was built in 1769-1775.The front hall.The walls decorated with antique pictures,military attributes and the crest are marble painted.The lantern with crystal oak leafs is in the center of the ceiling.
