Russian Baroque architecture

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Russian Baroque architecture is an 18th-century architectural style in Russia characterized by lavish ornamentation, dynamic facades, and grand palace complexes, epitomized by the work of court architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.

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Label Occurrences
Russian Baroque 10
Moscow Baroque 1
Russian Baroque architecture canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque architecture
architectural style
country Russia
developedIn Russian Empire
developedUnderRuler Catherine the Great
Empress Elizabeth of Russia
linked to: Elizabeth of Russia

Peter the Great
followedBy Russian Neoclassical architecture
linked to: Russian classicism
hasCharacteristic abundant stucco decoration
complex rooflines
dynamic facades
grand palace complexes
lavish ornamentation
monumental scale
ornate interiors
rich color contrasts
sculptural façades
use of gilding
influencedBy Central European Baroque architecture
French Baroque architecture
Italian Baroque architecture
Western European Baroque architecture
mainPeriod 18th century
majorCenter Moscow
Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
notableArchitect Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Dmitry Ukhtomsky NERFINISHED
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Ivan Korobov NERFINISHED
Mikhail Zemtsov NERFINISHED
Savva Chevakinsky NERFINISHED
notableWork Anichkov Palace in Saint Petersburg
Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo
Church of the Intercession at Fili in Moscow
Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin in Dubrovitsy
Menshikov Palace in Saint Petersburg
Peterhof Palace near Saint Petersburg
linked to: Peterhof Palace

Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg
linked to: Smolny Cathedral

Stroganov Palace in Saint Petersburg
linked to: Stroganov Palace

Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg
partOf history of Russian architecture
relatedStyle European Baroque
Rococo architecture
substyle Elizabethan Baroque
Moscow Baroque
linked to: Naryshkin Baroque

Naryshkin Baroque
Petrine Baroque
usedFor imperial palaces
orthodox churches
state administrative buildings
urban mansions

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Bartolomeo Rastrelli influenced Russian Baroque architecture
Tsarskoye Selo style Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
Great Hall architecturalStyle Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
Hermitage Pavilion architecturalStyle Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius architecturalStyle Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
New Jerusalem Monastery architecturalStyle Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
double throne of Peter I and Ivan V style Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
Novodevichy Convent architecturalStyle Moscow Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
Lazarevskoe Cemetery hasArchitecturalStyle Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
Petrine Baroque partOf Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli style Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture
Voskresensky Monastery architecturalStyle Russian Baroque
linked to: Russian Baroque architecture