The palace was built in 1720-1723 in the western part of the Lower Park, according to the plan of Peter I, who was impressed by the Marly Palace built by the Sun King Louis XIV in the royal residence of Marly-le-Roi, which Peter I visited in 1717. As a result, the Russian Marly turned out to be a slightly reduced copy of the French Marly. As is known, the French Marly was plundered and partially destroyed by the sans-culottes during the French Revolution, and in 1806 the remains of the palace, in which the local capitalist Alexander Sanyel placed his weaving factory that worked until the ruin of its owner, were completely demolished. Russian Marley was also plundered and partially destroyed. By Nazis instead of sans-culottes. During the occupation of Peterhof during the Great Patriotic War. However, unlike the French counterpart, Russian Marly was restored in the mid-50s of the 20th century by Soviet architects E.V. Kazanskaya and A.E. Gessen. From 1982, until now, the Russian Marly Palace, a museum, is open to visitors. The expositions of the museum contain personal belongings of Peter I, as well as many items from the time of Peter the Great, including paintings by Dutch, Flemish and Italian masters of the 17th-18th centuries, collected personally by Peter I. The cost of a ticket to the museum is 350 rubles, payment by "Pushkin card" is also available.