ɪn pˈiːɾɚɹ aɪz ɹˈeɪn, ɪt hˈaʊzd pˈiːɾɚz stˈeɪtsmɛn lˈaɪk dʒˈeɪkəb bɹˈuːs, fˈaɪoʊdɚ ɹˌɑːmədɐnˈɑːvski ænd ˈædmɜːɹəl fˈaɪoʊdɚɹ ɐpɹˈæksɪn.
In Peter I's reign, it housed Peter's statesmen like Jacob Bruce, Fyodor Romodanovsky and admiral Fyodor Apraksin.