Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo

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former royal residence palace tourist attraction

Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo is an opulent former summer residence of the Russian tsars, famed for its lavish Baroque architecture and the legendary Amber Room.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Catherine Palace 2
Catherine Palace interiors, Tsarskoye Selo 1
Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo 1
Tsarskoye Selo 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former royal residence ⓘ
palace ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
amberRoomStatus Amber Room reconstructed in late 20th–early 21st century ⓘ
original Amber Room lost during World War II ⓘ
architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli ⓘ
Charles Cameron ⓘ
Mikhail Zemtsov ⓘ
architecturalStyle Rococo ⓘ
commissionedBy Catherine I of Russia ⓘ
constructionStart early 18th century ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
famousFor Amber Room ⓘ
gilded facades ⓘ
lavish interiors ⓘ
function museum ⓘ
governingBody Tsarskoye Selo State Museum of Fine Arts and Historic Monuments ⓘ
hasFeature blue-and-white facade ⓘ
extensive formal gardens ⓘ
ornate gilded exterior ⓘ
sculptural decorations ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
historicalUse residence of the Romanov dynasty ⓘ
locatedIn Pushkin ⓘ
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form: Saint Petersburg

Leningrad Oblast ⓘ
surface form: Saint Petersburg region

Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
majorExpansionUnder Catherine II of Russia ⓘ
surface form: Catherine the Great

Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia ⓘ
surface form: Empress Elizabeth of Russia
material brick ⓘ
gilded wood decorations ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
namedAfter Catherine I of Russia ⓘ
near Alexander Palace ⓘ
Catherine Park ⓘ
notableRoom Amber Room ⓘ
Great Hall ⓘ
Picture Gallery ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
surface form: Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve
rebuiltIn mid-18th century ⓘ
region Northwestern Federal District ⓘ
surface form: Northwestern Federal District of Russia
restoration post–World War II reconstruction ⓘ
style Baroque architecture ⓘ
tourism major attraction for international visitors ⓘ
usedAs summer residence of Russian tsars ⓘ
warDamage severely damaged during World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia → birthPlace → Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicholas II of Russia
this entity surface form: Tsarskoye Selo
Amber Room → finalPreWarLocation → Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo
St. Petersburg → hasLandmark → Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
Rococo architecture → notableExample → Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine Palace interiors, Tsarskoye Selo
Emperor of All the Russias → residence → Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine Palace
House of Romanov → residence → Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine Palace