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Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace
Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace
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Architecture/Architectural Monuments/Palaces
BELOSELSKY-BELOZERSKY PALACE (41 Nevsky Prospect), an architectural monument of the Eclectic style. Reconstructed from an 18th century Neoclassical residence in 1799-1800 for Princess A.G. Beloselskaya-Belozerskaya (architect F.I. Demertsov). After the death of the owner's son, his widow Elizaveta Pavlovna (nee Bibikova) married Prince V.V. Kochubey and reconstructed the palace again (1847-48, architect A.I. Stakenschneider, sculptor D.I. Jensen). The facades are decorated in the style of Elizabethan Baroque of the 18th century (prototype, Stroganovsky Palace). Porticoes of three-quarter columns and Corinthian order pilasters, segmental frontons with cartouches, Baroque architraves and atlantes' figures give the building splendour and magnificence. Richly decorated interiors (stairs, front enfilade, foyer, concert hall, church) present Baroque and Rococo styles. In 1884, Prince K.E. Beloselsky-Belozersky sold the palace to Grand Prince Sergey Alexandrovich. Following that, a number of architects were involved in the renovation of interiors (among them R.F. Meltzer). In 1905, Grand Princess Elizaveta Fedorovna, having becoming a nun, willed the palace to her nephew, Grand Prince Dmitry Pavlovich, who sold it in 1917. Soon afterwards, the building was nationalized. From 1920, it housed the District Committee of the Communist Party. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45, the palace was badly damaged. In 1949, it was reconstructed, and in 1954, its interiors were restored. As of 1991, the Municipal Cultural Centre has been located in the building. Reference: Цельядт М. П. Дворец Белосельских-Белозерских. СПб., 1996. S. V. Boglachev.
Persons
Beloselskaya-Belozerskaya Anna Grigorievna, Duchess
Beloselsky-Belozersky Konstantin Esperovich, Duke
Bibikova Elizaveta Pavlovna
Demertsov Fedor Ivanovich
Dmitry Pavlovich, Grand Prince
Elizaveta Fedorovna, Grand Princess
Jensen David Ivanovich
Kochubey Viktor Pavlovich, Duke
Meltzer Roman (Robert-Friedrich) Fedorovich
Sergey Alexandrovich, Grand Prince
Stakensсhneider Andrey Ivanovich
Addresses
Nevsky prospect/Saint Petersburg, city, house 41
Bibliographies
Цельядт М. П. Дворец Белосельских-Белозерских. СПб., 1996
The subject Index
Stroganov Palace
Chronograph
1848
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Concert Halls (entry)
CONCERT HALLS appeared in St. Petersburg in the late 18th century. Earlier, musicians arranged paid concerts in palaces of grandees, theatres, and taverns. The first documented series of public concerts refers to the concerts given by G
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Demertsov F.I. (1762-1823), arhcitect.
DEMERTSOV Fedor Ivanovich (1762-1823, St. Petersburg), architect, representative of Neoclassicism, State Advisor (1818). Former serf, in 1784 was emancipated. He studied at the School of Fine Arts of Artillery and the Engineering Cadet School in St
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Fontanka, river
FONTANKA (known as Bezymyanny Erik until 1712-14), river, a branch in the Neva river delta, which crosses the central part of the city. The river flows from the Neva on the left, beside the Summer Garden
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Grand Princes' Palaces and Mansions (entry)
GRAND PRINCES' PALACES AND MANSIONS, St. Petersburg buildings, specially built or acquired for members of the Imperial family - children and grandchildren of the Emperor (except for the eldest son, the successor to a throne
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Historical style (Eclecticism)
HISTORICAL STYLE (Eclecticism), architectural style of the 1830s-90s. The sense of Eclecticism is the free choice or the amalgamation of methods and motifs of a variety of historical styles, associatively expressing the purpose of buildings
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Nevsky Prospect
NEVSKY PROSPECT known as Bolshaya Pershpektivnaya Road or Bolshaya Pershpektiva until 1738, Nevskaya Prospektivaya Street or Nevskaya Perspektiva in 1738-1780s, and 25 October Avenue in 1918-44 so named in memory of the October Revolution of 1917
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Restoration Workshops and Organizations
RESTORATION WORKSHOPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. Restoration work in St. Petersburg has developed since the end of the 19th century. The reconstruction of historical and cultural monuments was first considered by the Imperial Archaeological Commission
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Stakensсhneider А.I. (1802-1865), architect
STAKENSCHNEIDER Andrey Ivanovich (1802-1865), architect and graphic artist (draughtsman), full privy counsellor (1858). Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts (1821); from 1834, associate academy member, honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts
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