Agate Rooms at Tsarskoye Selo
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The Agate Rooms at Tsarskoye Selo are an opulent suite of Neoclassical interiors famed for their rich agate and marble decoration, designed for Catherine the Great in the Catherine Palace near St. Petersburg.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoclassical interior ensemble
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suite of palace interiors ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | major example of Russian Neoclassical interior design ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catherine Palace private apartments
NERFINISHED
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Russian Imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | European Neoclassical court interiors ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of 18th-century Russian aristocratic luxury ⓘ |
| decorativeArtsType | palace interior decoration ⓘ |
| designedFor | Catherine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | reign of Catherine II ⓘ |
| function |
representation of imperial prestige
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state and private reception rooms ⓘ |
| hasType | enfilade of rooms ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
Russian imperial residence
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Tsarskoye Selo museum-reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catherine Palace
NERFINISHED
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Pushkin, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia ⓘ Tsarskoye Selo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
agate
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gilded bronze ⓘ marble ⓘ mirror glass ⓘ |
| namedAfter | use of agate stone in decoration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
agate decoration
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luxurious Neoclassical interiors ⓘ marble decoration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catherine Palace interiors
NERFINISHED
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Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve exhibition space NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsarskoye Selo palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Catherine II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| region | Leningrad Oblast cultural area ⓘ |
| setting | Catherine Palace park-side wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy | Russian imperial family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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