Mikhailovsky Palace
The Mikhailovsky Palace ( Russian Михайловский дворец ) is a former grand ducal residence on the Arts Square in Saint Petersburg , built in the style of classicism and empire . The Mikhailovsky Palace is now part of the State Russian Museum .
history
The idea of building a new residence for Grand Duke Michael Pawlowitsch came from his father, Emperor Paul I. In 1798, he ordered money to be made available for the construction. However, Paul no longer saw the realization of his plans because he was murdered as a result of a conspiracy at court. Nevertheless, his order was carried out. When Michael turned 21, the older brother Alexander I ordered construction to begin.
The architect of the palace was Carlo Rossi . He began the project for the palace in 1817 and designed the entire surrounding Art Square in one go with the building of the palace. The foundation stone was laid in 1819 and completed in 1825. The park of the same name was laid out on the side of the Field of Mars at the palace .
After Michael's death in 1849, the palace became the widow's residence for his widow Charlotte (Helena Pawlowna) , who lived here until her death in 1873. He then became the residence of her daughter, Grand Duchess Katharina Michailowna Romanowa (1827-1894), the wife and from 1876 the widow of Georg zu Mecklenburg . Georg Alexander zu Mecklenburg and Carl Michael zu Mecklenburg grew up here.
When Katharina Mikhailovna died in 1894, Tsar Nicholas II bought the palace from her children for 5 million rubles and set up the Russian Museum here.
See also
literature
- Vladimir Ivanovič Piljavskij: Zodčij Rossi. ( Russian Зодчий Росси. = The architect Rossi. ) Moscow / Leningrad: GIAiG (Gosudarstvennoje Izdatel'stvo Architektury i Gradostroitel'stva) 1951.
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Coordinates: 59 ° 56 ′ 19 ″ N , 30 ° 19 ′ 56 ″ E