Stroganov palace

palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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The Stroganov Palace is a palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built between 1747 and 1752 by the architect Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, who was known for his opulent Russian Baroque style that blended Rococo elements with traditional Russian architecture. Rastrelli was a favored architect of Empress Elizabeth I and built numerous palaces for her and her courtiers, including the Stroganov Palace. This palace is noted for its decorative ornamentation and remains standing today. The Stroganov name is also associated with a school of Russian icon painting from the late 16th and 17th centuries, known for its small size, exquisite detail, and refinement, though this is distinct from the palace itself.12

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St. Petersburg
The rise to splendour
…Convent, and the Vorontsov and Stroganov palaces, among others; outside the city were built the summer palaces of Peterhof and of Tsarskoye Selo (now Pushkin). After a transitional period dominated by the architecture of Jean-Baptiste M. Vallin de la Mothe and Aleksandr Kokorinov, toward the end of the 18th century…
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…Convent, and the Vorontsov and Stroganov palaces, among others; outside the city were built the summer palaces of Peterhof and of Tsarskoye Selo (now Pushkin). After a transitional period dominated by the architecture of Jean-Baptiste M. Vallin de la Mothe and Aleksandr Kokorinov, toward the end of the 18th century…
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