On the site of the Winter Garden, there was previously an open-air Hanging Garden, created by Antonio Rinaldi during the construction of the Marble Palace (1768-1785).

In 1846, Alexander Bryullov completely changed the architecture of the hall. The hall was covered with a coffered ceiling resting on two cast-iron columns, and on the south side it was closed with a glass wall. Instead of apple and cherry trees, exotic plants were planted in the greenhouse garden, marble sculptures were installed among the greenery, and a fountain was equipped in the center. The garden was connected to the Flower Garden by three open archways.

During restoration work in the 2000s. a fountain was recreated, four floor lamps made of uranium glass with gilded bronze and a large three-leaf glass door leading to the Tsar’s room. Two sculptures from the collection of the Russian Museum are installed in the hall – “Neapolitan fisherman playing the mandolin” (A.Bok, 1862) and “Cupid releasing the moth” (M.Popov, 1872).