Tsarskoye Selo
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Tsarskoye Selo was the town containing a former residence of the Russian imperial family and visiting nobility, located 24 kilometers (15 mi) south from the center of Saint Petersburg. The residence now forms part of the town of Pushkin. Tsarskoye Selo forms one of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.
Catherine Palace and Park
The Alexander Palace, view of the corps de logis from the cour d'honneur
Catherine Palace, the Amber Room
Grotto pavilion in Catherine Park of Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Alexander Palace
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The Alexander Palace is a former imperial residence near the town of Tsarskoye Selo in Russia, on a plateau about 30 miles (48 km) south of Saint Petersburg. The Palace was commissioned by Empress/Tsarina Catherine II in 1792.
Panoramic view of the Alexander Palace in 2013
Empress/Tsarina Catherine II (Catherine the Great) of Russia by artist Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder
Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich, by Vladimir Borovikovsky (1800)
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alexeievna by Vigée Le Brun (1795)