Russian Baroque architecture

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Russian Baroque architecture is an 18th-century architectural style in Russia characterized by lavish ornamentation, dynamic facades, and grand palace complexes, epitomized by the work of court architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.

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Russian Baroque 10
Moscow Baroque 1
Russian Baroque architecture canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque architecture
architectural style
country Russia
developedIn Russian Empire
developedUnderRuler Catherine II of Russia
surface form: Catherine the Great

Elizabeth of Russia
surface form: Empress Elizabeth of Russia

Peter the Great
followedBy Russian classicism
surface form: Russian Neoclassical architecture
hasCharacteristic abundant stucco decoration
complex rooflines
dynamic facades
grand palace complexes
lavish ornamentation
monumental scale
ornate interiors
rich color contrasts
sculptural façades
use of gilding
influencedBy Central European Baroque architecture
French Baroque architecture
Italian Baroque architecture
Western European Baroque architecture
mainPeriod 18th century
majorCenter Moscow
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
notableArchitect Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Dmitry Ukhtomsky NERFINISHED
Bartolomeo Rastrelli
surface form: Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli

Ivan Korobov NERFINISHED
Mikhail Zemtsov NERFINISHED
Savva Chevakinsky NERFINISHED
notableWork Anichkov Palace, Saint Petersburg
surface form: Anichkov Palace in Saint Petersburg

Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo
Church of the Intercession at Fili in Moscow
Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubrovitsy
surface form: Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin in Dubrovitsy

Menshikov Palace in Saint Petersburg
Peterhof Palace
surface form: Peterhof Palace near Saint Petersburg

Smolny Cathedral
surface form: Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg

Stroganov Palace
surface form: Stroganov Palace in Saint Petersburg

Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
surface form: Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg
partOf history of Russian architecture
relatedStyle European Baroque architecture
surface form: European Baroque

Rococo architecture
substyle Elizabethan Baroque
Naryshkin Baroque
surface form: Moscow Baroque

Naryshkin Baroque
Petrine Baroque
usedFor imperial palaces
orthodox churches
state administrative buildings
urban mansions

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Bartolomeo Rastrelli influenced Russian Baroque architecture
Tsarskoye Selo style Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque
Great Hall architecturalStyle Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque
Hermitage Pavilion architecturalStyle Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius architecturalStyle Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque
New Jerusalem Monastery architecturalStyle Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque
double throne of Peter I and Ivan V style Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque
Novodevichy Convent architecturalStyle Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Moscow Baroque
Lazarevskoe Cemetery hasArchitecturalStyle Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque
Petrine Baroque partOf Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque
Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli style Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque
Voskresensky Monastery architecturalStyle Russian Baroque architecture
this entity surface form: Russian Baroque