Grand Church of the Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg

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The Grand Church of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg is an opulent Russian Orthodox court chapel within the former imperial residence, renowned for its richly decorated Baroque interiors and role in the religious life of the Romanov dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church
Russian Orthodox church
church
court chapel
access integrated into palace enfilade
affiliation Imperial Court of Russia
surface form: Russian imperial court
architecturalStyle Baroque
Elizabethan Baroque
category Baroque architecture in Saint Petersburg
Churches in Saint Petersburg
Palace churches
Russian Orthodox church buildings
city St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
continent Europe
country Russia
currentUse heritage monument
museum space
dedicatedTo Jesus Christ
resurrection of Jesus Christ
surface form: Resurrection of Christ
denomination Russian Orthodox Church
federalSubject Saint Petersburg federal city
floor eastern wing of the Winter Palace
function imperial court chapel
palace church
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
historicalRole chapel for the Russian imperial court
site of imperial religious ceremonies
interiorDecoration gilded stucco
ornate iconostasis
painted icons
polychrome marble
languageOfLiturgy Church Slavonic
locatedIn Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
surface form: Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg

Palace Embankment
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg

Winter Palace
locatedInBuilding former imperial residence of the Russian emperors
locatedOn left bank of the Neva River
notableFor opulent Baroque interiors
rich gilded iconostasis
role in religious life of the Romanov dynasty
partOf Hermitage Museum
surface form: State Hermitage Museum

Winter Palace
surface form: Winter Palace complex
region Northwestern Federal District
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
usedBy House of Romanov
surface form: Romanov dynasty

Russian imperial family

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Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia baptismPlace Grand Church of the Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg