Petrovsky Palace
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Petrovsky Palace or Petroff Palace, is a palace located in
History
Construction of the palace
In the 1770s Catherine the Great decided to build a new palace to be used for short stopovers en route from St Petersburg to Moscow. Apart from being of practical use, the erection of the Petrovsky Palace also had a symbolical nature and was connected with Russia's victory in the Russian-Turkish War and with the signing of the Treaty of Kucuk-Kainarji. Construction management was entrusted to Vasily Bazhenov but was soon handed over to Matvey Kazakov.[1]
Thanks to the activity of the chief architect, the work was completed in a relatively short time – the main construction work was completed in 1779 and the interior decoration in 1783. The speed of construction was also evidenced by the architect's project drawings, which depict the palace in the process of an erection and which differ in many details from the actual building. According to the surviving plans, the palace was supposed to have more decorations. Despite these differences, no significant changes were made to the original composition.
Catherine II stayed at the palace only twice: in 1785 she spent four days there on her way from
After the Russian Revolution
In July 1920, at the insistence of the People's Commissar of Education Anatoly Lunacharsky, the complex was transferred to the Soviet Air Forces:
Taking into account the vast future that awaits aviation, I consider it highly expedient to transfer the Petrovsky Palace to the control of the air fleet, especially since, according to my information, this palace has been brought almost completely unfit for habitation and is hardly rational is now in use. Aviaflot could bring this building into a residential state. It is not difficult to agree on permanent monitoring by your department of the building, which in no case would allow damage to it, as a historical and artistic monument. <...> I would strongly insist on the need to dispose of the palace for this very purpose.[2]
In 1923, the
Currently, Petrovsky Palace is part of Moscow's city limits and the nearest metro station to it is Dynamo. Since 1997, the palace has been under the jurisdiction of the city administration. In 1998, at the initiative of Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, the palace was given back its former name – Petrovsky Palace. Because of the numerous transformations, only a few historical fragments have survived: the decoration of the Round Hall and the four vestibules, the main staircase, and some furniture. The palace has been undergoing renovation work since 1998. Since 2011, a hotel complex has been located on the first floor and wings of the palace, while the ground floor was given to the museum. The palace is also the official Reception House of the Moscow government.[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-530952-2.
- ^ a b Klyushkina 1997, pp. 195–201.
- ^ The first anniversary of the Air Force Academy named after prof. N. E. Zhukovsky // Bulletin of the Air Fleet. – 1923, No. 6 (December). pp. 135–138.
- ^ "Петровский путевой дворец, отель рядом с метро Динамо, официальный сайт". ru.petroffpalacehotel.ru. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
Bibliography
- Klyushkina, I. (1997). Petrovsky Palace in Moscow. 1917–1940 (according to the materials of the GARF and OPI GIM). Malafeeva S. L. (Royal and imperial palaces. Old Moscow ed.). Moscow: Publishing house association "Mosgorarkhiv". pp. 195–201.
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