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          Catherine Palace

          The Catherine Palace is named after Catherine I, the wife of Peter the Great, who ruled Russia for two years after her husband's death.

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          6. Originally a modest two-storey building commissioned by Peter for Catherine in 1717, the Catherine Palace owes its awesome grandeur to their daughter, Empress Elizabeth, who chose Tsarskoe Selo as her chief summer residence.

          Starting in 1743, the building was reconstructed by four different architects, before Bartholomeo Rastrelli, Chief Architect of the Imperial Court, was instructed to completely redesign the building on a scale to rival Versailles.

          • Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo

          • Aerial view of Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo

          • Main entrance to Catherine Palace

          • Facade decoration of Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo

          • Golden Gate of the courtyard of Catherine Palace

          The resultant palace, completed in 1756, is nearly 1km in circumference, with elaboratel