Anichkov Palace

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Anichkov Palace is a historic Baroque and Neoclassical royal residence on Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, Russia, long associated with the Russian imperial family and later used for various state and cultural purposes.

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Anichkov Palace canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage monument
historic building
palace
royal residence
architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli
E. Sokolov
Giacomo Quarenghi
Ivan Starov NERFINISHED
Mikhail Zemtsov NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Neoclassical architecture
commissionedBy Empress Elizabeth of Russia
linked to: Elizabeth of Russia
completionDate 1750s
country Russia
currentUse Saint Petersburg City Palace of Youth Creativity
follows Anichkov Bridge
hasFacadeColor light pastel tones
hasGardenStyle landscape garden
hasPart Anichkov Garden
Anichkov Palace main building
courtyard
service wings
hasUse concerts
cultural events
educational activities for children and youth
exhibitions
official receptions
heritageDesignation Cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
inception 1740s
locatedIn Russia
Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg
locatedNear Anichkov Bridge
Fontanka River
locatedOn Nevsky Prospekt
material stone
namedAfter Mikhail Anichkov
occupant Catherine the Great
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
Emperor Alexander III of Russia
Emperor Nicholas I of Russia
Empress Elizabeth of Russia
linked to: Elizabeth of Russia
ownedBy Russian imperial family
linked to: House of Romanov
partOf Historic centre of Saint Petersburg
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
patron Empress Elizabeth of Russia
linked to: Elizabeth of Russia
roofMaterial metal
significantEvent rebuilding in Neoclassical style in the late 18th century
remodeling in the 19th century
significantPeriod 18th century
19th century
Russian Empire
startDate 1741
usedAs Palace of Pioneers
cultural institution
imperial residence
royal residence
state residence
youth creativity palace
usedBy Russian imperial family
linked to: House of Romanov

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Fontanka River adjacentTo Anichkov Palace
Anichkov Bridge near Anichkov Palace
Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace near Anichkov Palace
Bartolomeo Rastrelli notableWork Anichkov Palace
Imperial Court of Russia residence Anichkov Palace
Dagmar of Denmark residence Anichkov Palace
Fontanka Embankment hasPart Anichkov Palace