Twelve Collegia building in Saint Petersburg
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The Twelve Collegia building in Saint Petersburg is a major early 18th-century government complex and one of the principal surviving examples of Petrine Baroque architecture, now housing Saint Petersburg State University.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Twelve Collegia building | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Petrine Baroque architecture
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building ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ government building ⓘ |
| architect |
Domenico Trezzini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theodor Schwertfeger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Petrine Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| client | Peter the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Peter the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1740s ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| currentUse | main building of Saint Petersburg State University ⓘ |
| hasCollegium |
Chief Magistrate’s Office
ⓘ
Collegium of Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of Commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of Estates NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of Foreign Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of Little Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of Livonian, Estonian and Finnish Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of Mining and Manufacturing NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of State Expenses NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of State Income NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacadeColor |
red
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white detailing ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative
ⓘ
educational ⓘ |
| hasPart | twelve connected sections ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Admiralteysky District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
Vasilievsky Island NERFINISHED ⓘ historic centre of Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Neva River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strelka of Vasilievsky Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Twelve Collegia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSections | 12 ⓘ |
| occupant | Saint Petersburg State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
central government complex of the Russian Empire
ⓘ
seat of the Twelve Collegia ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ensemble of the historic centre of Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northwestern Federal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofStyle | pitched roof ⓘ |
| significance | one of the principal surviving examples of Petrine Baroque architecture ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Petrine era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1722 ⓘ |
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