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The Catherine Palace in Pushkin, northwestern Russia. The Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russia, features a grand blue and white Rococo facade with gold accents, seen from a wide path lined with planters and trees. Pushkin: Catherine Palace Pushkin: Catherine Palace Chapel Pushkin: Hermitage Pavilion
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Catherine Palace

building, Pushkin, Russia
Also known as: Bolshoi Dvorets, Grand Palace, Pushkin Palace
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The Catherine Palace in Pushkin, northwestern Russia.
The Catherine Palace in Pushkin, northwestern Russia.

Catherine Palace is a historic royal residence located in Pushkin, Russia, a suburb south of St. Petersburg. Originally commissioned by Catherine I in 1717, the palace was significantly enlarged and rebuilt in the Russian Baroque style by architect Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli between 1752 and 1757. Empress Catherine II further embellished the palace and its park with the help of Scottish architect Charles Cameron. The palace was deliberately gutted by German forces during World War II but has since been restored.12

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