Palace Square

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city square public square

Palace Square is the grand central square of St. Petersburg, Russia, known for its historic role in imperial ceremonies and revolutionary events and for being framed by the Winter Palace and the General Staff Building.

Aliases (2)

Palace Square ensemble ×3
Palace Square façade ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city square → public square →
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture → Neoclassical architecture →
borderedBy	Admiralty Building → Alexander Column → General Staff Building → Winter Palace →
connectsTo	Admiralty Embankment → Millionnaya Street → Nevsky Prospekt →
coordinateLocation	59.939°N 30.315°E →
country	Russia →
currentUse	public open space →
designedBy	Carlo Rossi →
hasPart	Alexander Column →
hasViewOf	Neva River → Peter and Paul Fortress →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
historicalPeriod	Russian Empire → Soviet Union →
inception	18th century →
locatedIn	Saint Petersburg → Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg →
locatedInTimeZone	UTC+3 →
namedAfter	Winter Palace →
near	Neva River → Palace Embankment →
officialLanguage	Russian →
owner	City of Saint Petersburg authorities →
partOf	Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments →
shape	irregular oval →
significantEvent	1812 victory celebrations → Bloody Sunday (1905) → February Revolution (1917) → New Year celebrations in Saint Petersburg → October Revolution (1917) → Soviet-era military parades → Storming of the Winter Palace → Victory Day parades →
surface	paved →
touristAttraction	major tourist attraction in Saint Petersburg →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	540 →
usedFor	concerts → military parades → political demonstrations → public gatherings → state ceremonies →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Admiralty building → Millionnaya Street → Palace Embankment →	locatedNear
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments → Winter Palace ("Palace Square façade") →	hasPart
Admiralty Embankment → Moika River →	near
Alexander Column ("Palace Square ensemble") → General Staff Building ("Palace Square ensemble") →	partOf
Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg →	contains
Winter Palace →	faces
St. Petersburg →	hasLandmark
General Staff Building →	locatedOn
Alexander Column →	location
Carlo Rossi ("Palace Square ensemble") →	notableWork