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The Grand Embassy of Peter the Great in Holland
1.
Gramovich Sophie, 11th gradeThe Grand
Embassy of
Peter the
Great in
Holland
2.
The Grand Embassy was a Russian diplomaticmission, sent to Western Europe in 1697-1698 by
Peter the Great.
3.
In thesecond half
of the 17th
century,
Holland was
at peak of its
world power
and prestige.
4.
One dayPeter I
had heard
about
Zaandam,
so he
decided to
go there.
5.
He worked side by side with carpenters under apseudonym (Pyotr Mikhailov), so he was able to see
how the windmills and the shipbuilding industry of
Zaandam operated.
6.
The Dutchside laid a
new ship,
the frigate
“Peter and
Paul”, in
Amsterdam
on 9
September
7.
Besides shipbuilding, the Tsar also learned about manythings in different subject areas. For example, in
anatomy.
8.
The interest in anatomy became the reason forhis creation of the first Russian Kunstkamera.
9.
The GrandEmbassy
helped the
Tsar to
learn a lot
of things
and to bring
something
new to
Russia.
10.
Back inRussia, the
Tsar
introduced
Western
clothes and
hairstyles, new
tools and
weapons,
Western style
in architecture.
11.
This trip was of great importance for the futureconstruction of St. Petersburg. Amsterdam’s pattern of
streets and canals was the Tsar’s model.
Amsterdam
Petersburg
12.
Dutchinfluences
are also
evident in
the original
Winter
Palace.
13.
The Grand Embassy in Holland had a great importancefor Russia and its people.