Catherine Palace

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The Catherine Palace is a lavish Rococo-style former imperial residence in Tsarskoye Selo near St. Petersburg, famed for its opulent baroque architecture and the reconstructed Amber Room.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former imperial residence ⓘ
museum ⓘ
palace ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Great Palace of Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
amberRoomReconstructionCompleted 2003 ⓘ
architect Andrei Kvasov ⓘ
Bartolomeo Rastrelli ⓘ
Johann Friedrich Braunstein ⓘ
Mikhail Zemtsov ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
Rococo ⓘ
linked to: Rococo architecture
chiefArchitectForRebuild Bartolomeo Rastrelli ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
distanceFromSaintPetersburg about 25 km south ⓘ
floorCount 2 main storeys plus mezzanines ⓘ
hasBallroom Great Hall ⓘ
hasChapel Palace Chapel of the Resurrection ⓘ
hasDome gilded cupolas of palace chapel ⓘ
hasGarden Catherine Park ⓘ
hasReconstructedFeature Amber Room ⓘ
hasThroneRoom yes ⓘ
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criterion (i) ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criterion (ii) ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criterion (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception 1717 ⓘ
locatedIn Pushkin ⓘ
Saint Petersburg agglomeration ⓘ
Saint Petersburg region ⓘ
Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
namedAfter Catherine I of Russia ⓘ
notableFeature Amber Room ⓘ
Cameron Gallery (as part of the palace ensemble) ⓘ
linked to: Cameron Gallery

Golden Enfilade ⓘ
Grand Hall (Great Hall or Hall of Light) ⓘ
numberOfWindowsOnFaçade over 100 ⓘ
occupiedBy German forces during World War II ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve ⓘ
originalClient Catherine I of Russia ⓘ
ownedBy Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
partOf Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve ⓘ
Tsarskoye Selo palace-and-park ensemble ⓘ
rebuiltIn 1750s ⓘ
1752 ⓘ
1756 ⓘ
restorationBegan 1950s ⓘ
roofMaterial metal ⓘ
significantAlterationBy Catherine II of Russia ⓘ
significantEvent severe damage during World War II ⓘ
significantExpansionBy Empress Elizabeth of Russia ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth of Russia
styleOfMainFaçade Late Baroque ⓘ
touristAttraction major tourist destination near Saint Petersburg ⓘ
usedAs summer residence of Russian tsars ⓘ
usedBy Catherine II of Russia ⓘ
Empress Elizabeth of Russia ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth of Russia

House of Romanov ⓘ
Nicholas II of Russia ⓘ

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Bartolomeo Rastrelli → notableWork → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Pushkin, Saint Petersburg → hasLandmark → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Pushkin, Saint Petersburg → knownFor → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Empress of Russia → seatOfPower → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Tsarskoye Selo → hasPalace → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Pushkin → hasAttraction → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Pushkin → knownFor → Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
linked to: Catherine Palace
Pushkin → hasMuseum → Catherine Palace museum ⓘ
linked to: Catherine Palace
Amber Room → relocatedTo → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Amber Room → removedFrom → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Amber Room → reconstructionLocation → Catherine Palace, Pushkin ⓘ
linked to: Catherine Palace
Catherine Park → adjacentTo → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Great Hall → locatedIn → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Charles Cameron → notableWork → Interiors in the Catherine Palace ⓘ
linked to: Catherine Palace
Imperial Court of Russia → residence → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum → adjacentTo → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Giacomo Quarenghi → notableWork → Catherine Palace wing, Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
linked to: Catherine Palace
Death of Boris → hasSetting → Tsar’s apartments ⓘ
linked to: Catherine Palace
Tsarskoye Selo area (initial burial) → near → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Bartolomeo Rastrelli → notableWork → Catherine Palace ⓘ
subject linked to: Rastrelli
Rastrelli → associatedWith → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Alexander Park → near → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Alexander Park → hasView → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Lyceum Garden → near → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Kuzminsky Gate → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Hermitage Kitchen Pavilion → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Feodorovsky Cathedral → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Chinese Village → hasNearby → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Grotto Pavilion → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Cameron Gallery → partOf → Catherine Palace ensemble ⓘ
linked to: Catherine Palace
Cameron Gallery → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Agate Rooms → locatedIn → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Upper Bath → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Granite Terrace → associatedWith → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Tower Ruin → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
White Tower → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Farm Palace → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Cavalier Houses → associatedWith → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Cavalier Houses → near → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Tsar's Village → hasPalace → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Alexander Palace museum → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Marble Bridge → locatedNear → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Upper Pond → hasRelationTo → Catherine Palace ⓘ
Catherine Cathedral → locatedNear → Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
linked to: Catherine Palace
Pushkinsky District → hasHeritageSite → Catherine Palace ⓘ