Alexander Palace
Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo Alexander Palace was laid in 1792 by order of Catherine II for the wedding of her favorite grandson Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich (future Emperor Alexander…
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Tsarskoselsky Lyceum
Imperial Tsarskoselsky Lyceum Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum was established in 1810 for children of the nobility as an elite closed educational institution. It occupied the entire four-story wing of the…
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Catherine Park in Pushkin Catherine Park was laid out back in the early 18th century, when Tsarskoe Selo became the country residence of Peter’s wife Catherine I. Their daughter Elizabeth…
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Alexander Park in Pushkin Alexander Park with an area of about 200 hectares is divided into a regular (New Garden) and a landscape park. One can enter the New Garden…
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Feodorovsky Cathedral Feodorovsky Cathedral was built in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) in 1912 according to the project of architect V.A. Pokrovsky, who focused on the traditional forms of Old Russian architecture….
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Музей-дача Пушкина After marrying Natalia Nikolayevna Goncharova, Pushkin wanted to spend his first family summer in Tsarskoe Selo, among the sacred memories of his lyceum youth. He asked his friend…
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Tsarskoe Selo Tsarskoe Selo is a famous palace complex founded by Catherine the Great near St. Petersburg and for a long time was the favorite residence of the ruling families….
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Grand Catherine Palace Catherine Palace was built in 1724 for Peter’s wife Catherine I, at the time it was small and rather modest. It was then rebuilt for Elizabeth Petrovna…
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