The carpenters built him a cottage, consisting of two chambers divided by a hallway, with a small door through which, when entering, he had to bend down a lot, since he was of fair height (203 cm). He slept in one of the chambers, and worked in the other–he had a working table, on which he laid out plans and drew a vision of the future St. Petersburg. The tsar lived in his hut for six years. Today the log cabin stands inside a larger building protecting it, which also houses the Museum of City History. The cruiser Aurora (now the Museum of the Revolution) is moored near Peter I's house. A shot was fired from its cannon at 9:40 p.m. on October 25, 1917, which was the signal to storm the Winter Palace.
