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	The Great Catherine Palace - History
		The entrance to the palace square is from the side of the Dvortzovaya Street, through one of the three gates, made by the Master Locksmith Kordoni from a drawing of the Chief Architect, Count Rastrelli.
		The court of the Great Palace is surrounded on one side by the palace facade with two wings and the curve of the "circumference", (the expression of the time), and by one storied buildings dependencies on the right and on the left.
		In the time of Catherine the Great in the dependence near the middle gate, rooms were arranged for the disposition of the embassies, arriving at Tsarskoe, and for newly married couples, because often in the Church of the Great Palace weddings in the Empress' suite took place.
	www.alexanderpalace.org /tsarskoe/history.html (1460 words)

	CZAR NICHOLAS II - LIVING QUARTERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		One example is the Alexander Palace selected as a residence by Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna (Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt until her baptism into the Russian Orthodox faith).
		This palace, built by Catherine II for her favorite grandson, later Tsar Alexander I, was not as large as some of the other Romanov palaces.
		Before the war the Alexander Palace was one of the most popular palaces in Russia, not only for the fact that it was an interesting museum of the decorative arts, but especially for the mementos of the murdered Tsar and his family.
	users.rcn.com /web-czar/homes.htm (1607 words)

	Encyclopedia: Catherine Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to her death on November 6, 1796.
		Catherine Palace and Park Tsarskoye Selo (Ð¦Ð°Ñ€ÑÐºÐ¾Ðµ Ð¡ÐµÐ»Ð¾ in Russian, may be translated as â€œTsarâ€™s Villageâ€) is a former Russian residence of the royal family and visiting nobility 24 km south of St....
		A great hall was the main room of a royal palace, a noblemans castle or a large manor house in the Middle Ages, and in the country houses of the 16th and early 17th centuries.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Catherine-Palace (1452 words)

	Catherine Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Catherine palace is the summer palace of the Russia's Tsarina Catherine the Great, located in the town Tsarskoye Selo 25 kilometers east of St.
		The palace is noted for its grand ballroom, the "Hall of Lights" with a spectacular painted ceiling and its numerous distinctively decorated smaller rooms, including the reproduced Amber Room.
		For her personal residence on the palace grounds she had constructed a modest (for her status) Greek Revival structure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catherine's_Palace (621 words)

	Facts about topic: (Catherine Palace) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Catherine palace is the summer palace of the Russia's Tsarina Catherine the Great (Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)), located in the town Tsarskoye Selo (additional info and facts about Tsarskoye Selo) 25 kilometers east of St.
		The palace is noted for its grand ballroom, the "Hall of Lights" with a spectacular painted ceiling and its numerous distinctively decorated smaller rooms, including the reproduced Amber Room (additional info and facts about Amber Room).
		The palace was designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli (additional info and facts about Bartolomeo Rastrelli) in a flamboyant Rococo (Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century) form, which Catherine disliked and called it "whipped cream" style.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/catherine_palace.htm (403 words)

	The Catherine Palace
		The first attempt to expand the palace was undertaken during the reign of Empress Elizabeth according to plans by Mikhail Zemtsov at the end of 1742 and beginning of 1743.
		The palace's new owner, Empress Catherine II, with her penchant for antique art, demanded her own personal quarters in the palace, decorated by Charles Cameron.
		The palace interiors created by this architect in the classical style are remarkable for their exquisite beauty, austerity of decoration and certain flair for selection of decorative materials.
	eng.tzar.ru /catherine (890 words)

	Articles - Peterhof (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Catherine II assisted the artist by exploding a frigate in the harbor of Livorno, Italy, for the benefit of Haakert, who had never seen a naval battle firsthand.
		The palaces of Monplaisir and Marly, as well as the pavilion known as the 'Hermitage', were all raised during the initial construction of Peterhof during the reign of Peter the Great.
		The name was changed to 'PetrodvorÃ©ts' ("Peter's Palace") in 1944 as a result of wartime anti-German sentiment and propaganda, but the original name was restored in 1997 by the post-Soviet government of Russia.
	www.bigize.com /articles/Peterhoff (1745 words)

	Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo
		The Alexander Palace was ordered by Catherine the Great for her grandson, the future Alexander I. She began to plan for the building when he was quite young and intended to present it to him when he became an adult.
		The palace was heavily damaged during the war by shell fire and reckless abuse by the Germans and their Spanish allies dring their occupation.
		Research on the interiors and daily life in the palace, which was begun in 1990 by Bob Atchison, was temporarily halted in 1995 due to lack of funds and the Alexander Palace Association is seeking funding to continue it.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/hornton/890/Alex.html (3178 words)

	Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo)
		In 1752-1756 a remarkable Bolshoy Catherine Palace - the striking example of baroque architecture - was built by architect Rastrelli, and numerous entertainment pavilions were erected in the park, including «Hall on the Island», Sliding Hill, Hermitage and Grotto.
		In the palace itself part of baroque interiors with abundance of gilded moldings and sculptures were completely altered by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron in the spirit of increasingly fashionable Classical style.
		In 1796 architect Quarenghi was commissioned by Catherine the Great to design the Alexander Palace for her favorite grandson, future Emperor Alexander I. Later Nicholas I turned the palace into his favorite summer residence.
	www.infoservices.com /stpete/pushkin (920 words)

	Winter Palace
		The Palace is now part of a group of magnificent buildings that is called the State Hermitage Museum which holds one of the world's greatest collections of art.
		After the February Revolution in Russia, the Winter Palace was the headquarters of the Russian Provisional Government.
		The assault of the Winter Palace by Bolshevik forces was the first milestone of the October Revolution.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/winter_palace.html (242 words)

	The Great Alexander Palace
		The original palace was modernized and enlarged by Peter's daughter Elizabeth.
		Catherine built Alexander Palace as a present for her favorite grandchild, Alexander I for whom it was named.
		The palace was presented by Catherine to Alexander and his new bride Elizabeth of Baden as a wedding present in 1793.
	it.stlawu.edu /~rkreuzer/pete5/alexr.htm (888 words)

	Catherine Howard: Biography, Portraits, Primary Sources
		Catherine was understandably more attracted to men her own age and, after just seventeen months of marriage to the king, she was arrested for adultery.
		Catherine was raised in a type of dormitory at Lambeth Palace, crowded in with other young girls (some were servants to her grandmother) and her education was not intellectual.
		Catherine was a mere child by contrast, barely literate, and born in a later generation.
	englishhistory.net /tudor/monarchs/howard.html (3999 words)

	Norwegian Dream Cruise 2003 : Catherine's Palace
		The Palace is located about a half hour drive outside of St. Petersburg near the town of Pushkin, also known as Tsar's Village.
		She is called Catherine the Great because she bridged Russia with the West and built Russia with art and policy.
		Every European royal palace has extensive Chinese art and pottery, as Catherine's palace had many rooms decorated with Chinese (very very expensive at the time -- Chinese items were so prized that Columbus went looking for a new route to the East) items like laquerware, porceliens, silks, paintings, drawings.
	www.gagme.com /greg/vacation/2003/cruise/catherines.php (847 words)

	The Catherine Palace
		The entrance to the palace square is from the side of the Dvortzovaya Street, through one of the three gates, made by the Master Locksmith Kordoni from a drawing of the Chief Architect, Count Rastrelli.
		The court of the Great Palace is surrounded on one side by the palace facade with two wings and the curve of the "circumference", (the expression of the time), and by one storied buildings dependencies on the right and on the left.
		In the time of Catherine the Great in the dependence near the middle gate, rooms were arranged for the disposition of the embassies, arriving at Tsarskoe, and for newly married couples, because often in the Church of the Great Palace weddings in the Empress' suite took place.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/hornton/890/CatherinePalace/Catherinemain.html (1707 words)

	Tsarskoye Selo / Pushkin
		The palace was expanded later in the century and given a new, richly decorated Baroque facade by the architect Francesco Bartholomeo Rastrelli.
		Catherine particularly enjoyed the Neo-Classical Cameron Gallery section of the palace, built by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron between 1781 and 1786.
		Unfortunately, very few of the palace's interiors survived the ravages of this century, and after a long and painstaking restoration program, just one wing of the palace is now open to the public.
	www.saint-petersburg.com /pushkin/index.asp (650 words)

	Excursions: Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). "Argut" Travel Company, St. Petersburg, Russia
		Catherine Palace - the center of the architectural composition of the entire landscape and palace complex of Tsarskoye Selo, and brilliant masterpiece of Russian Baroque designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
		Tsar's reception room, palace chapel, Anastasia's bedroom are all witnesses of the tragic story of Nicolas and Alexandra and their children.
		On the morning of August 1, 1917 the Tsar's family was taken from the palace and sent into their fatal exile in Siberia.
	www.travel.argut.ru /tsarselo.html (405 words)

	Palaces & Residences of the Russian Imperial Family
		One discerns the elegance of the palace furnishings in surviving photographs and paintings depicting the reception and private apartments.
		During this period, there were some significant changes to the palace interiors: “...the Empress didn’t have the strength to live in the rooms that were reminiscent of her loss.
		Yakovlev, the chief curator of the Alexander Palace museum beginning in 1918, wrote in 1927, “Although these rooms appeared within the walls of a building of Catherine’s age, they must be carefully preserved and serve as a comparative illustration of another time, and other tastes, which have fallen into oblivion”.
	www.angelfire.com /pa/ImperialRussian/royalty/russia/ap.html (3185 words)

	The Monarchy
		Catherine I used Tsarskoe Selo as a pleasant retreat when her husband, Peter the Great, was busy or traveling abroad.
		Catherine ordered that a stone palace to be built with a small park around it, and soon a church was also completed to adorn the new village.
		Some of the buildings that Catherine ordered include the Cameron Gallery, the Concert Hall, the Upper and Lower Baths, and the Alexander palace, which was to become the favorite of Tsar Nicholas II and his family.
	it.stlawu.edu /~rkreuzer/pete12/monarchy.htm (841 words)

	Palaces and Parks in the town of Pushkin (suburb of St. Petersburg, Russia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The palace was almost totally destroyed during World War II, but has risen like a phoenix from the ashes due to the unparalleled restoration effort undertaken since the war.
		Catherine the Great used to live in a separate wing of the palace, and when she was in her sixties she would still walk through the whole palace on her way to church.
		Visit the palace, stroll along the alleys of the park with its numerous pavilions, ponds and sculptures.
	www.cityvision2000.com /city_tour/pushkin.htm (314 words)

	St. Petersburg Features \| Fodor's Online Travel Guide
		Although much of the palace's history and its inner architectural design bears Catherine the Great's stamp, it is for Catherine I, Peter the Great's second wife, that the palace is named.
		Entering the palace by the main staircase, which was not added until 1861, you will see displays depicting the extent of the wartime damage and of the subsequent restoration work.
		Outside the park, just north of the Catherine Palace, stands yet another palace, the Alexandrovsky Dvorets (Alexander Palace), a present from Catherine to her favorite grandson, the future Tsar Alexander I, on the occasion of his marriage.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=st_petersburg@151&cur_section=fea&feature=30009 (1672 words)

	PROSPECTS #124 - A dog's life... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Catherine the Great was so fond of her dogs she buried them in a special cemetery.
		Nowhere was that more true than in the summers when residing at her favorite residence, the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo (Tsars' Village, now known as the town of Pushkin).
		Catherine did not seem to hold cats in the same esteem as her canine friends.
	www.friends-partners.org /oldfriends/spbweb/lifestyl/124/dogslife.html (639 words)

	Destination Russia - TSARSKOYE SELO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Great (Catherine) Palace, with its majestic and sumptuous 306-m long facade, main staircase and suite of halls, which abound with gilded woodwork, mirrors and amber, ranks among the masterpieces of Russian Baroque.
		It was during her reign that the Church and Zubov Wings of the Great Palace were built alongside the Cold Baths with the Agate Rooms, the Hanging Garden and the Cameron Gallery, in the style of ancient Roman thermae (1780-87, architect Charles Cameron).
		The imposing Alexander Palace was erected between 1792 and 1800 by Giacomo Quarenghi for Catherine II's grandson, the future Emperor Alexander I. The architecture of the palaces blends harmoniously into the surrounding landscaped parks and gardens.
	www.destinationrussia.com /dr2/htm/spbTSARSKOYE.asp (685 words)

	Pravda.RU:This will be George Bush's first visit to Tsarskoye Selo, while Vladimir Putin was there many times
		On Friday, the presidents of Russia and the USA and their wives will visit the Catherine Palace situated in the Tsarskoye Selo museum-preserve (in the town of Pushkin, a suburb of St. Petersburg, which was one of the country residences of the Russian emperors).
		During the rule of Catherine II one of these chambers served as a billiard room for the empress, another was used for staging home plays, whose actors were members of the royal family and their courtiers.
		The palace which he created with interiors decorated with gilded carvings, amber and mirrors, is considered one of the masterpieces of Russian baroque.
	newsfromrussia.com /politics/2002/11/22/39812_.html (573 words)

	M&M Art Travel - Tsarskoye selo
		Alexander Palace - Novgorod - Pavlovsk - Peterhof - Tsarskoye Selo
		The Catherine Palace houses some beautiful Baroque interiors, including the luxurious unique Amber Room, whose priceless amber panels were stolen by Nazi troops during WWII, but which have now been painstakingly recreated by Russian craftsmen.
		Catherine particularly enjoyed the Neo-Classical Cameron Gallery section of the palace, built by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron between 1781 and 1786.
	www.mmarttravel.com /tours/cultural/pushkin.php (521 words)

	Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines \| Excursion \| St. Petersburg, Russian Federation \| CATHERINE PALACE
		The lavish Imperial palace was designed by Rastrelli in 1752 for Empress Elizabeth, who named it Catherine Palace in honour of her mother, Catherine I, who originally owned the estate.
		They were too short for the Catherine Palace’s high ceilings, but Rastrelli found a simple solution: he set 24 narrow pilasters faced with mirror between the panels, and installed a canvas frieze above them painted to match the amber.
		Nearest to the palace are Cameron’s sumptuous Agate Rooms (not visited), for which a wealth of semiprecious Russian stones were used: lapis lazuli, jasper, alabaster, agate and malachite.
	www.fredolsencruises.co.uk /fredolsen/process/shoretours/shoretour_detail/id=883,portcode_id=1161.html (600 words)

	Peter the Great Part Two
		Besides the palace itself, visitors to Peterhof are impressed by the Grand Cascade and the ensemble of fountains and statues.
		The empress Elizabeth (Peter's daughter by his second wife Catherine, for whom the palace was named) intended to make the Catherine Palace the main imperial residence outside of Petersburg.
		Catherine the Great was the first Russian monarch to make a clear break between her public and private lives.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~russ15/russia_PI/peter_great_pt2.html (1529 words)

	The Catherine Palace
		The Catherine Palace was named after its creator, Empress Catherine, the second wife of Peter the Great, the original palace was built between 1717 and 1723 by the architect Braunstein.
		The palace was expanded later in the century and given a new, richly decorated Baroque facade by the architect Francesco Bartolommeo Rastrelli.
		The Palace also boasts a unique Amber Room, whose priceless amber panels were stolen by Nazi troops during World War II, but which are now being painstakingly recreated by Russian craftsmen.
	www.hotelsrussia.net /content/lnk040.aspx (350 words)

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