Anichkov Palace

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Anichkov Palace is a historic Baroque and Neoclassical royal residence on Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, Russia, long associated with the Russian imperial family and later used for various state and cultural purposes.

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Anichkov Palace canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage monument
historic building
palace
royal residence
architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli
E. Sokolov
Giacomo Quarenghi
Ivan Starov NERFINISHED
Mikhail Zemtsov NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Neoclassical architecture
commissionedBy Elizabeth of Russia
surface form: Empress Elizabeth of Russia
completionDate 1750s
country Russia
currentUse Anichkov Palace, Saint Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg City Palace of Youth Creativity
follows Anichkov Bridge
hasFacadeColor light pastel tones
hasGardenStyle landscape garden
hasPart Anichkov Garden
Anichkov Palace main building
courtyard
service wings
hasUse concerts
cultural events
educational activities for children and youth
exhibitions
official receptions
heritageDesignation Cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
inception 1740s
locatedIn Russia
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg
surface form: Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg
locatedNear Anichkov Bridge
Fontanka River
locatedOn Nevsky Prospekt
material stone
namedAfter Mikhail Anichkov
occupant Catherine II of Russia
surface form: Catherine the Great

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
Alexander III of Russia
surface form: Emperor Alexander III of Russia

Nicholas I of Russia
surface form: Emperor Nicholas I of Russia

Elizabeth of Russia
surface form: Empress Elizabeth of Russia
ownedBy House of Romanov
surface form: Russian imperial family
partOf Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
surface form: Historic centre of Saint Petersburg

Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
patron Elizabeth of Russia
surface form: Empress Elizabeth of Russia
roofMaterial metal
significantEvent rebuilding in Neoclassical style in the late 18th century
remodeling in the 19th century
significantPeriod 18th century
19th century
Russian Empire
startDate 1741
usedAs Palace of Pioneers
cultural institution
imperial residence
royal residence
state residence
youth creativity palace
usedBy House of Romanov
surface form: Russian imperial family

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Fontanka River adjacentTo Anichkov Palace
Anichkov Bridge near Anichkov Palace
Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace near Anichkov Palace
Bartolomeo Rastrelli notableWork Anichkov Palace
Imperial Court of Russia residence Anichkov Palace
Dagmar of Denmark residence Anichkov Palace
Fontanka Embankment hasPart Anichkov Palace