Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Reserve

About museum

Tsarskoye Selo palace and park ensemble is the greatest monument of world architecture and garden-park art of the 18th–20th centuries. It was erected in the environs of Saint Petersburg and was given to Empress Catherine I by Peter I. The site was taken from the Swedes and received the name 'Saare Myza', which means 'manor on a height'. The first Grand Palace was laid down in 1717 under the direction of the German architect Johann Friedrich Braunstein. In 1743 Empress Elizabeth commissioned Russian architects to enlarge the palace and park, leading to the construction of many other buildings. Legend has it that Catherine II noticed a beautiful white rose and ordered a sentry posted beside it so that nothing would happen to it. This post was maintained until the reign of Nicholas I.

Museum features

Дата основания
1990 год
Единиц хранения
36505
Бюджетный статус
Federal
Классификация организации
non-profit institution
Предметы музея
Amber collection - 250 items. Collection of Western European painting of the 17th–18th centuries - 136 items. Unique collection of military costume - about 500 items. Unique set of furnishings of the Lyon Hall of the Catherine Palace ("lazurite suite") - 25 items. Collection of bronze sculpture from the Cameron Gallery - 69 items. Collection of Venetian park marble sculpture of the 18th century - 27 items. Unique collection of park bridges of the Catherine and Alexander parks - 40 items. Imperial Library of the Catherine Palace - 140 items. Imperial Library of the Alexander Palace - 6600 items. Most notable items from the collections.
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Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Reserve
Санкт-Петербург, Пушкин, Центральная аллея
Санкт-Петербург, Пушкин, Центральная аллея
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