Vorontsov Palace (St. Petersburg)

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Vorontsov Palace in St. Petersburg is an 18th-century Baroque residence renowned for its opulent architecture and historical role as a noble and later military establishment in the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
palace
tourist attraction
architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli
surface form: Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture
architecturalType urban palace
builtFor Mikhail Vorontsov
surface form: Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
city St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
completionDate 1757
continent Europe
country Russia
currentUse Suvorov Military Schools
surface form: Suvorov Military School
hasCulturalSignificance associated with the Vorontsov noble family
example of high Baroque palace architecture in Saint Petersburg
hasFloorCount 3
hasFunction educational institution building
hasNotableFeature ceremonial staircase
courtyard
grand enfilade of state rooms
opulent Baroque interiors
ornate facades
rich stucco decoration
hasTouristActivity guided tours
heritageStatus cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
historicalPeriod 18th century
languageOfOfficialName Russian
locatedIn St. Petersburg
Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg
surface form: Tsentralny District, St. Petersburg
locatedInFormerCountry Russian Empire
locatedNear Anichkov Palace
Fontanka River
locatedOn Italian Street
Sadovaya Street
namedAfter Mikhail Vorontsov
surface form: Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
officialName Воронцовский дворец
originalOwner Mikhail Vorontsov
surface form: Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
partOf Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
patron Mikhail Vorontsov
surface form: Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
region Northwestern Federal District
significantEvent adaptation for military educational purposes in the Soviet era
nationalization after the Russian Revolution
startDate 1749
stylePeriod Elizabethan Baroque
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
usedAs Suvorov Military Schools
surface form: Suvorov Military School

military establishment
military school
noble residence

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Bartolomeo Rastrelli notableWork Vorontsov Palace (St. Petersburg)
Rastrelli notableWork Vorontsov Palace (St. Petersburg)
subject surface form: Bartolomeo Rastrelli
this entity surface form: Vorontsov Palace (St Petersburg)
Vorontsov family notableWork Vorontsov Palace (St. Petersburg)
this entity surface form: Vorontsov Palace in Saint Petersburg