Palace Square
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Palace Square, connecting Nevsky Prospekt with Palace Bridge leading to Vasilievsky Island, is the central city square of St Petersburg and of the former Russian Empire. Many significant events took p
Aerial view of the Palace Square, between the Winter Palace (bottom) and the Building of the General Staff (top).
Carlo Rossi (architect)
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Carlo di Giovanni Rossi was an Italian architect, whose most notable work was in early-19th-century Imperial Russia. He was the author of many classical buildings and architectural ensembles in Saint
Portrait by B. S. Mityar, 1820
Alexandrine Theatre in Saint Petersburg.
Arch of the General Staff Building in Palace Square, by Carlo Rossi.
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