Chinese Village
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Chinese Village is an 18th-century ornamental complex in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia, designed in a chinoiserie style as part of the imperial residence’s picturesque landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese Village canonical | 1 |
| Chinese Village pavilions | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural complex
ⓘ
chinoiserie ensemble ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
chinoiserie
ⓘ
picturesque ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| genre | romantic landscape architecture ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType |
garden folly
ⓘ
palace-park pavilion ensemble ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
partly preserved from the 18th century
ⓘ
partly reconstructed ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
component of the ceremonial and leisure landscape of the Russian court
ⓘ
example of chinoiserie in Russian imperial architecture ⓘ |
| hasDesignMotif |
Chinese decorative motifs
ⓘ
Chinese-style ornament on facades ⓘ bright polychrome decoration ⓘ pagoda-like roofs ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
court entertainment setting (historical)
ⓘ
scenic backdrop for imperial festivities ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeContext | picturesque park setting ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOfficialName | Russian ⓘ |
| hasNearby |
Alexander Palace
ⓘ
Alexander Park ⓘ Catherine Palace ⓘ Catherine Park ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chinese Theatre facade
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Theatre (ruins and later reconstruction)
Chinese-style houses ⓘ artificial pond ⓘ bridges in Chinese style ⓘ decorative pavilions ⓘ ornamental gates ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
ⓘ
part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | European fascination with China in the 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pushkin, Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
Pushkinsky District, Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Pushkinsky District of Saint Petersburg
|
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian state
|
| partOf |
Tsarskoye Selo State Museum of Fine Arts and Historic Monuments
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsarskoye Selo palace-and-park ensemble
imperial residence of the Russian emperors at Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
ornamental landscape feature
ⓘ
residential (historically and in later adaptations) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chinese Village pavilions