Peter the Great is named as the client. The article says the palace was built in 1718 to 1725 to Nicola Michetti's designs, with construction by Gaetano Chiaveri and Mikhail Zemtsov. Work began on July 25, 1718. It calls the style Petrine Baroque.
Heinrich von Bergen is credited with the stucco decoration of the Grand Hall, and Ilya Surmin designed the park. The article gives no dimensions, costs or building materials.
The palace became the summer residence of the head of state in 1929 and the official residence in 1934. It reopened to the public in 2000 as a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia. The article gives no visiting hours.
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