The Catherine Palace is a Rococo palace in Tsarskoye Selo, located thirty kilometers south of Saint Petersburg, Russia, that served as the summer residence of the Russian tsars. It is celebrated for its ornate blue and white facade and its lavishly gilded interior rooms, and the palace is part of the Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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LocationTsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), about 30 kilometres south of Saint Petersburg, Russia 1 Architectural Style Building TypePalace, former imperial summer residence 1 Commissioned ByEmpress Elizabeth of Russia 1 Construction Connections
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Rococo imperial palace at Tsarskoye Selo, redesigned by Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
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Rastrelli's Rococo redesign, 1752-1756.
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The Catherine Palace (Russian: Екатерининский дворец, romanized: Yekaterininskiy dvorets, IPA: [jɪkətʲɪˈrʲinʲɪnskʲɪj dvɐˈrʲets]) is a Rococo palace in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of St. Petersburg, Russia.
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is a Rococo palace in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of St. Petersburg, Russia
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In 1710, Peter the Great gave the estate to his wife Catherine I, the village of which was initially called Sarskoye Selo, and then finally Tsarskoye Selo (Tsar's Village).
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The Catherine Palace (Russian: Екатерининский дворец, romanized: Yekaterininskiy dvorets, IPA: [jɪkətʲɪˈrʲinʲɪnskʲɪj dvɐˈrʲets]) is a Rococo palace in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of St.
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