Marly Palace

About museum

Marly Palace is named after the residence of the French king Louis XIV, Marly‑le‑Roi, which Peter I visited in 1717. The interior decoration of the building is fairly modest; there is no ceremonial state hall. During the construction of Marly a new planning approach was used: according to the corridor system a variety of rooms adjoin the central axis. On the first floor of the palace are the kitchen, the pantry/buffet room, a large entrance hall, an attendant's room, a bedroom and a plane‑tree study. A staircase with openwork railings leads to the second floor, where there are a dressing room, a toilet, a living room with a small corner room, a dining room, an oak study and a library. Among Peter's personal belongings preserved in the palace are a broadcloth epancha cloak, two brown glass flasks, and colored glass decanters stamped “Danzig” and “London”.

Marly Palace received its name in honor of the residence of the French king Louis XIV, Marly‑le‑Roi, which Peter I visited in 1717. The interior of the palace is relatively modest; it does not have the traditional ceremonial hall.