Gatchina
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Gatchina is a town and the administrative center of Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies 45 kilometers south-southwest of St. Petersburg, along the E95 highway which links Saint Pe
Aerial view of the Gatchina Palace
Great Gatchina Palace.
Damaged Saint Paul Cathedral in Gatchina during German occupation; the visible weariness is due to both heavy fighting and neglect showed by the Soviet government in the preceding decades
Panorama of the view from the piers at Gatchina Palace Park.
Great Gatchina Palace
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The Great Gatchina Palace is a palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was built from 1766 to 1781 by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov, who was a favourite of Catherine th
Gatchina
…August 2, 1929), and Krasnogvardeysk (until January 28, 1944). Gatchina, the largest town in Leningrad Oblast, is best known as the location of the Great Gatchina Palace, one of the main residences of the Russian Imperial Family during the 18th and 19th centuries. The historic center and Gatchina Palace are part of the…
Original dressing room for Count Orlov in the 1780s. Eduard Hau, 1880.
The Chesma Gallery in the Neoclassical style of the 1790s. Eduard Hau, 1877.
The Gatchina Palace, a Fabergé egg featuring a miniature replica of the Gatchina Palace.