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The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, Kremlin, is a former church in Red Square in Moscow. It was built from 1555–61 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan.
The Catherine Palace (1717) is a Rococo palace located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo, 25 km southeast of St. Petersburg. It was the summer residence of the Russian tsars. Empress Elizabeth found her mother's residence outdated and incommodious and in May 1752 asked her court architect to demolish the old structure and replace it with a much grander edifice in a flamboyant Rococo style. Construction lasted for four years, and on 30 July 1756 the architect presented the brand-new 325-meter-long palace to the Empress, her dazed courtiers, and stupefied foreign ambassadors. More than 100 kilograms of gold were used to gild the sophisticated stucco façade and numerous statues erected on the roof. It was even rumoured that the palace's roof was constructed entirely of gold. In front of the palace a great formal garden was laid out. It centres on the azure-and-white Hermitage Pavilion near the lake.
The Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood is one of the main sights of St. Petersburg. The Church was built on the site where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated and is dedicated in his memory. View of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood from Griboedov Canal.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Petergof.
Turrets of the Church of the Grand Peterhoff.
The Catherine Palace (1717) is a Rococo palace located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo, 25 km southeast of St. Petersburg. It was the summer residence of the Russian tsars. Empress Elizabeth found her mother's residence outdated and incommodious and in May 1752 asked her court architect to demolish the old structure and replace it with a much grander edifice in a flamboyant Rococo style. Construction lasted for four years, and on 30 July 1756 the architect presented the brand-new 325-meter-long palace to the Empress, her dazed courtiers, and stupefied foreign ambassadors. More than 100 kilograms of gold were used to gild the sophisticated stucco façade and numerous statues erected on the roof. It was even rumoured that the palace's roof was constructed entirely of gold. In front of the palace a great formal garden was laid out. It centres on the azure-and-white Hermitage Pavilion near the lake.
The Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood is one of the main sights of St. Petersburg. The Church was built on the site where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated and is dedicated in his memory. View of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood from Griboedov Canal.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Petergof.
Turrets of the Church of the Grand Peterhoff.