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.
Larger Marble Palace. View from the Field of Mars
Embankment façade of the Larger Marble Palace. For a night view see here.
Equestrian statue of Alexander III from Vosstaniya Square
Prince Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov was a favourite of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (1772), state and military figure, collector, patron of arts, and General-in-Chief.
А. I. Chorny (Chernov). Portrait of Count G. G. Orlov. Hermitage Museum