Tsarskoye Selo: Alexander Palace
Quarenghi, Giacomo
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Alternative Title
Aleksandrovsky Palace
Date
1792-1796Description
View of the east entry court, view within the entry portico; Giacomo Quarenghi erected the Aleksandrovsky Palace (1792-1796), with a majestic double colonnade, in a restrained Neo-classical style. It was given by Catherine II to her grandson, the future Emperor Alexander I (reigned 1801-1825), on his marriage. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 6/17/2009)
Type of Work
palaceSubject
architectural exteriors, rulers and leaders, Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796, Eighteenth century, Neoclassical
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