Great Hall

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The Great Hall is the grand, gilded state ballroom of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, renowned for its opulent Baroque interiors and mirrored, gold-adorned walls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballroom
banqueting hall
state room
architecturalStyle Baroque
Russian Baroque architecture
surface form: Russian Baroque
country Russia
hasBuildingFunction ceremonial space
reception room
tourist attraction
hasInteriorDecoration crystal chandeliers
gilded caryatids
gilded woodcarvings
gold-adorned walls
large windows
mirrored pilasters
mirrored walls
painted ceiling
parquet floor
stucco ornament
hasMaterial glass
gold leaf
marquetry parquet
mirror glass
stucco
wood
hasStylePeriod 18th-century architecture
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
isPartOf imperial residence of the Russian tsars at Tsarskoye Selo
locatedIn Catherine Palace
Pushkin, Saint Petersburg
Russia
Tsarskoye Selo
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3
managedBy Tsarskoye Selo State Museum of Fine Arts and Historic Monuments
surface form: Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve
notableFor extensive gilding
grand scale
illusion of expanded space created by mirrors
opulent Baroque interiors
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
partOf Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
surface form: World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments

state apartments of the Catherine Palace
touristAttraction yes
usedFor banquets
ceremonial events
court balls
state receptions

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