Great Gatchina Palace (Gatchina)

Russia / Leningrad / Gatchina / Krasnoarmeysky prospekt, 1
 palace, castle, museum, interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage, 1780s construction
The Great Gatchina Palace (Russian: Большой Гатчинский дворец) was built in 1766–1781 in Gatchina town (Russia) by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov who was a favourite of Ekaterina II. The Gatchina Palace is located on the hill above Lake Serebryannoe. It combines themes of a medieval castle and a country residence. Palace interiors are exemplary of Russian classicism at the turn of 18th—19th centuries. The Gatchina Palace was one of the favourite residences of the Imperial family.

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  1. Memorial to museum employees and restorers who saved the cultural heritage of Russia during the World War II
  2. Арсенальная галерея
  3. Trinity church
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatchina_Palace
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Coordinates:   59°33'47"N   30°6'26"E
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