Stroganov Palace

Stroganov Palace
St Petersburg, Russian Federation (RU)
The Stroganov Palace (Russian: Строгановский дворец) is a Late Baroque palace at the intersection of the Moika River and Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The palace was built to Bartolomeo Rastrelli's designs for Baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov in 1753-1754. The interiors were remodeled by Andrey Voronikhin at the turn of the 19th century.

In 1988 the palace was handed over to Russian Museum and became its branch in order to house some of the exhibitions. The dilapidated building underwent a thorough and painstaking restoration process between 1991 and this moment. In keeping with Rastrelli's original design, its walls are now painted light pink (rather than dark green, as they were in the mid-20th century). It is one of the few Baroque structures on Nevsky Prospekt that has preserved its original aspect.
The Stroganov Palace (Russian: Строгановский дворец) is a Late Baroque palace at the intersection of the Moika River and Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The palace was built to Bartolomeo Rastrelli's designs for Baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov in 1753-1754. The interiors were remodeled by Andrey Voronikhin at the turn of the 19th century.

In 1988 the palace was handed over to Russian Museum and became its branch in order to house some of the exhibitions. The dilapidated building underwent a thorough and painstaking restoration process between 1991 and this moment. In keeping with Rastrelli's original design, its walls are now painted light pink (rather than dark green, as they were in the mid-20th century). It is one of the few Baroque structures on Nevsky Prospekt that has preserved its original aspect.
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