Vorontsovo Palace - a palace in the central part of St. Petersburg , located on Sadovaya Street opposite the Gostiny Dvor . Built by architect B.F. Rastrelli in 1749 - 1757 for Chancellor M.I. Vorontsov . The palace is distinguished by a rich, elegant decor of the facades and lavish interiors. There are more than 50 ceremonial halls and rooms in the palace. The palace is decorated with stucco, gilded carvings and other elements that accompany the Baroque style .
| Architectural monument | |
| Vorontsov Palace | |
|---|---|
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| A country | Russia |
| City | Saint Petersburg Sadovaya street , 26 |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Project Author | F.B. Rastrelli |
| Architect | |
| Founder | M. I. Vorontsov |
| Construction | 1749 - 1757 years |
| Status |  An object of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation of federal significance. Reg. No. 781520266320006 ( EGROKN ). (database Wikigid) |
From the Sadovaya street, the palace is separated by a front yard and an elegant fence made of cast iron. Behind the main building there was a regular garden, extending to the Fontanka .
The construction and decoration of the palace required such large investments that in 1763 Count Vorontsov was forced to cede his debt to the Russian treasury for his debts. Upon accession to the throne of Paul I, the palace was transferred to the Order of Malta at the end of the 1790s, and the Chapter of Russian Orders was also located here.
In 1798 - 1800, the architect J. Quarenghi arranged the Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in the palace, and from the garden, according to his own design, the Maltese chapel was added to the main building.
From 1810 to 1918, the Page Corps was located in the palace. After the October Revolution, the School of External Guard Combatants was located here. And also the First Petrograd Infantry School of the Red Army commanding officers from which in 1937 the Leningrad Infantry School named after S. M. Kirov was formed . In 1955, the Suvorov Military School, already formed on the basis of the Kirov School, was located here .
Part of the palace is the Maltese Chapel Catholic Church.
Literature
- Leningrad: Travel Guide / Comp. V.A. Vityazeva , B.M. Kirikov . - 2nd edition, stereotyped, with changes. - L .: Lenizdat , 1988 .-- 366 p. - ISBN 5-289-00492-0 .