Senate and Synod building, Saint Petersburg
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The Senate and Synod building in Saint Petersburg is a monumental neoclassical government complex designed by Carlo Rossi that historically housed the highest judicial and legislative bodies of the Russian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate and Synod building, Saint Petersburg canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural ensemble
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government building ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ |
| architect | Carlo Rossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Empire style
NERFINISHED
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Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture in Russia ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Nicholas I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
offices of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
offices of the Presidential Library named after Boris Yeltsin ⓘ |
| endDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| facing |
Bronze Horseman monument
NERFINISHED
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Neva River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | classical architectural orders ⓘ |
| hasColonnade | yes ⓘ |
| hasDome | no central dome ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Senate wing
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Synod wing NERFINISHED ⓘ curved façade facing the square ⓘ triumphal arch ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| housed |
Governing Senate of the Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Most Holy Synod NERFINISHED ⓘ highest judicial body of the Russian Empire ⓘ highest legislative body of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| inception | 1834 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Admiralty District, Saint Petersburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
Senate Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Isaac's Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Decembrists Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 3 ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
seat of the Governing Senate of the Russian Empire
ⓘ
seat of the Most Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| owner | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | reconstruction and adaptation for the Constitutional Court and Presidential Library in the 2000s ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| startDate | 1829 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
government administration
ⓘ
judicial functions ⓘ religious administration ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.