The Catherine Palace

The Catherine Palace was originally built for Catherine I, but many other members of the Imperial family have added to it. Elizabeth Petrovna spent excessive amounts of money to renovate and redecorate the palace, and it was she who gave the palace its name, after her mother, Catherine I. Catherine the Great also spent a great deal of money on the palace, but she was more systematic about it. To Catherine the Great, Tsarskoe Selo and the Catherine Palace were trophies of Russia's greatness. It was Catherine who employed the mysterious Charles Cameron to build apartments in the palace that were more in tune with her style.

floorplan

  1. Choir of the Chapel
  2. Chapel
  3. Antechamber to the Chapel
  4. Blue Chinese Room
  5. Elizabeth's Bedroom
  6. Butler's Room
  7. Cameron Dining Room
  8. Study of Alexander I
  9. Picture Gallery
  10. Amber Room
  11. Grand Staircase
  12. Knight's Dining Room
  13. Throne Room
  14. State Bedroom
  15. Arabesque Hall
  16. Lyons Drawing Room
  17. Chinese Hall
  18. Silver Room
  19. Catherine's Bedroom

Grand Staircase The Grand Staircase in the Catherine Palace

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