Marble Palace
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The Marble Palace is one of the first Neoclassical palaces in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is situated between the Field of Mars and Palace Quay, slightly to the east from New Michael Palace.
Marble Palace
Marble Palace by Iosif Charlemagne, 1860
Equestrian statue of Alexander III from Vosstaniya Square
Мраморный дворец В Санкт Петербурге, главная лестница
The Field of Mars is a large square in the centre of Saint Petersburg. Over its long history it has been alternately a meadow, park, pleasure garden, military parade ground, revolutionary pantheon and
Marble Palace
…The Marble Palace (Russian: Мраморный дворец) is one of the first Neoclassical palaces in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is situated between the Field of Mars and Palace Quay, slightly to the east from New Michael Palace. The palace was built as a gift from Empress Catherine the Great for Count Grigory Orlov…
Aerial view of the Field of Mars
View across the Field of Mars, looking north. In the foreground is the course of the Moyka River, with the Neva in the distance
Ice slides and other attractions on the field in the 1820s
The Field of Mars in the early 19th century, by Benjamin Patersen.