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Tsarskoye Selo, Catherine Palace: Raking view of North side, carriage court facade, partially draped in bunting

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Russia (includes present-day Ukraine and Georgia)
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

Elizabeth I, having been proclaimed Empress, decided to reconstruct the estate: the architects Mikhail Zemtsov, Andrey Kvasov, Domenico Trezzini and Savva Chevakinsky rebuilt the palace as five buildings connected by galleries. The ensemble was again remodelled in 1751-1756, under the supervision of Bartolomeo Carlo Rastrelli, who created a majestic architectural composition. A central façade of immense length (300 m ), unbroken by any significant projection or change in height, was painted turquoise with an abundance of white and gold: the roof was silvered. Foreign visitors described it as a 'gigantic jewel'.

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Creator
G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
Publisher
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type
photographs
Conditions Governing Access
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Related Location
Tsarskoe Selo (Pushkin, Rossiya, Russia)

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