Menshikov Palace in Saint Petersburg

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Menshikov Palace in Saint Petersburg is an early 18th-century riverside residence built for Alexander Menshikov, notable as one of the city’s oldest stone buildings and a prime example of Petrine-era aristocratic architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf museum branch
palace
architect Giovanni Maria Fontana NERFINISHED
Gottfried Schädel NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Petrine Baroque NERFINISHED
Petrine-era aristocratic architecture
completionDate 1720s
country Russia
currentUse museum
era Petrine era
floorCount 3
hasCollection 18th-century Russian art
Russian Baroque decorative arts
Western European art
applied arts
period interiors
hasFeature courtyard
enfilade of state rooms
grand staircase
ornate stucco decoration
riverside façade
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED
inception early 18th century
locatedIn St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg

Vasilievsky Island NERFINISHED
locatedOn Neva River NERFINISHED
material stone
namedAfter Alexander Menshikov NERFINISHED
notableFor Petrine-era aristocratic architecture
being one of the oldest stone buildings in Saint Petersburg
occupant Alexander Menshikov NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
operator State Hermitage Museum NERFINISHED
originalOwner Alexander Menshikov NERFINISHED
partOf Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments NERFINISHED
State Hermitage Museum complex NERFINISHED
positionHeldByOriginalOwner Governor of Saint Petersburg
close associate of Peter the Great
significantEvent confiscation after Menshikov’s fall from power
integration into the Hermitage Museum in the 20th century
startDate 1710
touristAttraction yes
usedAs administrative center
educational institution
museum
residence

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Petrine Baroque hasNotableBuilding Menshikov Palace in Saint Petersburg
Russian Baroque architecture notableWork Menshikov Palace in Saint Petersburg