The catherine palace is one of the largest palaces in the st.
Floor plan for catherines palace.
A travel guide to the catherine palace in st.
Originally a modest two storey building commissioned by peter for catherine in 1717 the catherine palace owes its awesome grandeur to their daughter empress elizabeth who chose tsarskoe selo as her chief.
On the second floor of the gallery a bronze bust cast by casts of antique sculptures and busts of a number of his contemporaries catherine.
Originally a modest two storey building commissioned by peter for catherine in 1717 the catherine palace owes its awesome grandeur to their daughter empress elizabeth who chose tsarskoye selo as her chief summer residence.
Jul 1 2014 first floor plan catherine palace yekaterininskiy dvorets tsarskoye seló st petersburg russia.
Empress elizabeth ordered the expansion and changes in 1733 but was still not happy.
Catherine i of russia started the residence in 1717 by hiring german architect johann friedrich braunstein to construct a summer palace for her pleasure.
Catherine palace c linda garrison.
Catherine palace also called tsarskoye selo or the tsar s village is located in the small town of pushkin about 17 miles south of st.
Petersburg russia the palace s ornate baroque design is breathtaking and its 740 meter 2427 feet length is massive.
Cameron gallery the agate rooms and hanging gardens adjacent to the palace together with the descent in the park ramp c.
Starting in 1743 the building was reconstructed by four different architects.
The catherine palace is named after catherine i the wife of peter the great who ruled russia for two years after her husband s death.
In the town of pushkin 25 kilometers outside st.
Petersburg region of russia.
She ordered it to be demolished and in 1752 had this rocco style palace.
It has always been that a respite.
Catherine the great built it to escape the many obligations of the court.
She would rather hunt in solitude.
The catherine palace is named after catherine i the wife of peter the great.
Petersburg you will find a magnificent respite from city life.
It was modest by todays version.
The apartments of nicholas i and his wife alexandra feodorovna were in the northwest corner of the palace a suite traditionally occupied by the monarch since the time of catherine the great and now form part of the apartments of nicholas ii and alexandra feodorovna catherine the great had her throne room here before giacomo quarenghi completed the building of the larger st george s hall.