The Tsar intended that his new city would be designed in a Flemish renaissance style, later known as Petrine Baroque, and this was the style he selected for his new palace in the city.
Țarul intenționa ca noul său oraș să fie conceput într-un stil renascentist flamand, cunoscut mai târziu sub numele de baroc petrin, iar acest stil a fost ales pentru noul său palat din oraș.