Mariinskyi Palace

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Mariinskyi Palace is an ornate Baroque-style palace in Kyiv that serves as the official ceremonial residence of the President of Ukraine.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque architecture
official residence
palace
adjacentTo Mariinskyi Park NERFINISHED
architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Baroque
Elizabethan Baroque
commissionedBy Empress Elizabeth of Russia NERFINISHED
completionDate 1755
country Ukraine
currentUse official ceremonies
official meetings
state receptions
floorCount 2
function ceremonial residence of the President of Ukraine
hasArchitecturalFeature balustrades
baroque pediments
central two-story block
ornate stucco decoration
pilasters
side wings
hasFacadeColor light blue
hasPart Mariinskyi Park NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Architectural monument of national importance in Ukraine
heritageStatus cultural heritage monument in Kyiv
inception 1755
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kyiv city NERFINISHED
Pecherskyi District NERFINISHED
locatedNear Verkhovna Rada building NERFINISHED
location Kyiv NERFINISHED
namedAfter Empress Maria Alexandrovna NERFINISHED
occupant President of Ukraine NERFINISHED
overlooks Dnipro River NERFINISHED
ownedBy State of Ukraine NERFINISHED
publicAccess limited and by special arrangement
significance one of the main ceremonial buildings of the Ukrainian state
significantEvent damaged by fire in the 19th century
major restoration completed in the 21st century
reconstructed in the late 19th century
served as residence for imperial governors-general in the Russian Empire
stylePeriod 18th-century architecture
touristAttraction yes
usedFor inauguration ceremonies of Presidents of Ukraine
receptions of foreign heads of state
state award ceremonies

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kyiv
hasPresidentialResidence

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