The idea of construction of the palace belongs to Peter I. preserved handwritten drawings of the king with the general plan of construction and garden in front of him. Since 1710 Peter I on the specified place I started making artificial promontory. On the contour of the intended building built brick wall, protect it with cobblestones and boulders from the blows of the waves. On the fenced seabed built basement part of the future of the palace and the pit filled with rubble. The foundation of the palace was on the garden level.