216:
340:
36:
236:
Three years after the World War II that greatly damaged the city the park was revived under a new name commemorating 30th anniversary of the national youth
Communist league Komsomol, and in 1955 its front half was decorated with a large sculpture portraying the recently famous group of martyred young
200:" for musical exercises constructed on the grounds. The main palace housed a library and a museum dedicated to Peter I. The Petrine park was considerably expanded and became so popular with St Petersburgers that allusions to it may be found in such works as
747:
252:
replaced the old church with a much larger structure in his hallmark Russo-Byzantine style; but the massive five-domed building was overhauled in the 1890s before being torn down by the
Soviets in 1929.
231:
of the
Russian capital. The park fell into neglect after the palace had been destroyed by fire in 1924. Several years ago, a private fund announced plans to rebuild the derelict palace.
271:"Shortly before my departure, I gave a party at Ekaterinhof for all my friends and provided an excellent fireworks display at no cost to myself. They were a gift from my friend
742:
536:
571:
149:
373:
166:
The emperor apparently conceived
Catherinehof as the first imperial estate located on the road leading from the capital to his main summer residence,
248:
St. Catherine's Church was founded in
Catherinehof in 1703 and, as local lore has it, witnessed the secret wedding of Peter I and Catherine in 1707.
154:
215:
177:(reigned in 1730-40) added two wings to the palace, but these were demolished in 1779. As the succeeding monarchs preferred to develop
192:
Four years later, the estate passed to the City of St
Petersburg, which developed it as a municipal amusement park, with many garden
366:
74:
737:
683:
326:
732:
722:
727:
359:
232:
664:
238:
140:"Catherine's Court") is a historic island park that began as an 18 century empress's estate in the south-west of
541:
475:
67:
275:. But my supper, at a table set for thirty, was exquisite and my ball brilliant". — Giacomo Casanova.
659:
623:
602:
444:
419:
224:
160:
109:
414:
181:
as their alternative summer residence, Catherinehof suffered from neglect until 1800, when
351:
254:
8:
495:
424:
245:, whose struggle was described in a novel, named after the group, by Alexander Fadeeyev.
500:
669:
561:
322:
228:
597:
490:
439:
404:
394:
197:
125:
173:
A pet project of Peter I, the estate was abandoned following his death. His niece
628:
551:
515:
505:
434:
429:
409:
399:
249:
167:
145:
133:
638:
592:
510:
454:
716:
698:
685:
587:
485:
470:
449:
339:
186:
178:
141:
89:
76:
41:
649:
644:
566:
289:
182:
174:
556:
209:
748:
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Saint
Petersburg
546:
272:
242:
618:
531:
201:
193:
480:
205:
654:
335:Дубяго Т. В. Русские регулярные сады и парки . Leningrad, 1963.
35:
241:
cell from the Soviet
Ukraine's southeast coal mining town of
148:
presented the Island and adjacent lands along the eponymous
381:
227:, the formerly quiet and reclusive neighbourhood became an
163:(Catherine I of Russia), whose name they memorialize.
714:
743:Auguste de Montferrand buildings and structures
367:
316:
237:anti-Nazi underground resistance members of
144:, Russia. Its name originated in 1711, when
374:
360:
338:
214:
382:Russian imperial palaces and residences
715:
355:
279:. Penguin Classics, 2001. Page 401.
13:
660:Summer Palace of Empress Elisabeth
14:
759:
665:Summer Palace of Peter the Great
34:
290:"Энциклопедия Санкт-Петербурга"
525:Outside the Russian Federation
282:
265:
1:
738:Geography of Saint Petersburg
310:
476:Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace
185:donated it to his mistress,
7:
733:Palaces in Saint Petersburg
723:Gardens in Saint Petersburg
10:
764:
728:Royal residences in Russia
611:
580:
524:
463:
387:
319:Russian Parks and Gardens
129:
105:
66:
61:
53:
49:
33:
27:
26:
21:
345:Festival in Catherinehof
258:
464:Grand ducal residences
445:Saint Michael's Castle
349:
317:Hayden, Peter (2006).
223:With the onset of the
220:
137:
420:Kamenny Island Palace
342:
225:Industrial Revolution
218:
110:Catherine I of Russia
90:59.90306°N 30.26000°E
415:Grand Kremlin Palace
347:by Carl von Hampeln.
277:The Story of My Life
695: /
645:Kolomenskoye Palace
572:Skierniewice Palace
496:Mikhailovsky Palace
388:Imperial residences
321:. Frances Lincoln.
150:Ekateringofka River
86: /
62:General information
501:New Michael Palace
481:Constantine Palace
350:
221:
219:Catherinehof Park.
95:59.90306; 30.26000
678:
677:
670:Tsaritsyno Palace
562:Mariinskyi Palace
328:978-0-7112-2430-8
229:industrial suburb
115:
114:
54:Alternative names
755:
710:
709:
707:
706:
705:
700:
699:59.903°N 30.26°E
696:
693:
692:
691:
688:
624:Catherine Palace
603:Vorontsov Palace
598:Massandra Palace
491:Mariinsky Palace
440:Petrovsky Palace
405:Catherine Palace
395:Alexander Palace
376:
369:
362:
353:
352:
332:
304:
303:
301:
300:
286:
280:
269:
158:
131:
101:
100:
98:
97:
96:
91:
87:
84:
83:
82:
79:
38:
19:
18:
763:
762:
758:
757:
756:
754:
753:
752:
713:
712:
703:
701:
697:
694:
689:
686:
684:
682:
681:
679:
674:
629:Babolovo Palace
607:
576:
520:
516:Vladimir Palace
506:Nicholas Palace
459:
435:Peterhof Palace
430:Pavlovsk Palace
410:Gatchina Palace
400:Anichkov Palace
383:
380:
348:
329:
313:
308:
307:
298:
296:
288:
287:
283:
270:
266:
261:
250:Konstantin Thon
152:
146:Peter the Great
94:
92:
88:
85:
80:
77:
75:
73:
72:
45:
29:
17:
12:
11:
5:
761:
751:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
676:
675:
673:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
639:English Palace
636:
631:
626:
621:
615:
613:
609:
608:
606:
605:
600:
595:
593:Livadia Palace
590:
584:
582:
578:
577:
575:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
528:
526:
522:
521:
519:
518:
513:
511:Tauride Palace
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
467:
465:
461:
460:
458:
457:
455:Yelagin Palace
452:
447:
442:
437:
432:
427:
422:
417:
412:
407:
402:
397:
391:
389:
385:
384:
379:
378:
371:
364:
356:
343:
337:
336:
333:
327:
312:
309:
306:
305:
281:
263:
262:
260:
257:
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
70:
64:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
47:
46:
39:
31:
30:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
760:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
720:
718:
711:
708:
704:59.903; 30.26
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
616:
614:
610:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
588:Dulber Palace
586:
585:
583:
579:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
529:
527:
523:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
486:Marble Palace
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
471:Alexis Palace
469:
468:
466:
462:
456:
453:
451:
450:Winter Palace
448:
446:
443:
441:
438:
436:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
421:
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
406:
403:
401:
398:
396:
393:
392:
390:
386:
377:
372:
370:
365:
363:
358:
357:
354:
346:
341:
334:
330:
324:
320:
315:
314:
295:
291:
285:
278:
274:
268:
264:
256:
255:
251:
246:
244:
240:
234:
233:
230:
226:
217:
213:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
190:
188:
187:Anna Gagarina
184:
180:
179:Tsarskoe Selo
176:
171:
169:
164:
162:
156:
151:
147:
143:
142:St Petersburg
139:
138:Katharinenhof
135:
127:
123:
119:
111:
108:
104:
99:
71:
69:
65:
60:
56:
52:
48:
43:
42:Aleksey Zubov
37:
32:
25:
20:
680:
650:Pella Palace
634:Catherinehof
633:
567:Likani Villa
344:
318:
297:. Retrieved
293:
284:
276:
267:
247:
235:
222:
191:
183:Emperor Paul
175:Empress Anna
172:
165:
159:to his wife
130:Екатеринго́ф
122:Catherinehof
121:
117:
116:
28:Екатеринго́ф
22:Catherinehof
702: /
641:in Peterhof
557:Langinkoski
542:Helsingfors
425:Oranienbaum
239:Young Guard
212:'s novels.
210:Dostoyevsky
153: [
118:Ekaterinhof
93: /
68:Coordinates
57:Ekaterinhof
40:Etching by
717:Categories
690:30°15′36″E
687:59°54′11″N
612:Historical
547:Kachanivka
311:References
299:2021-03-04
81:30°15′36″E
78:59°54′11″N
581:In Crimea
537:Białowież
294:encspb.ru
273:Melissino
243:Krasnodon
194:pavilions
161:Catherine
619:Annenhof
552:Kadriorg
532:Belweder
202:Casanova
198:vauxhall
168:Peterhof
16:Building
206:memoirs
196:and a "
126:Russian
44:, 1716.
655:Ropsha
325:
134:German
106:Client
259:Notes
157:]
132:<
323:ISBN
208:and
204:'s
170:.
120:or
719::
292:.
189:.
155:ru
136::
128::
375:e
368:t
361:v
331:.
302:.
124:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
