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 NERFINISHED
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