• Saint Michael's Castle was built as a residence for Emperor Paul I of Russia by architects Vincenzo Brenna and Vasily Bazhenov in 1797–1801.
  • According to legend, the castle is named after Archangel Saint Michael. ... After the assassination of Paul I, the Romanovs abandoned Saint Michael’s Castle.
  • Saint Michael’s Castle was built by the order of new emperor Pavel after death his mother — empress Ekaterina the Great. However, Pavel gave not only order.
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  • Saint-Petersburg.com. ... The Mikhailovsky (St Michael's) Castle. The paranoid Emperor Paul did not live in his new palace for long.
  • Saint Michael's Castle. Mikhailovsky Castle is the royal residence of the monarch Paul I, erected in 1797-1801. The castle is essentially a palace, but after Paul I...
  • In the castle there was a temple of Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of the House of Romanov, in connection with which the castle-residence got its name...
  • The Mikhailovsky (St Michael's) Castle, Saint-Petersburg — VladimirTro @ Flickr. A.Savin @ WikiCommons. ... Monument to Peter I (St. Michael's Castle).
  • The construction of Saint Michael’s Castle started in 1797 by two architects, an Italian architect Vincenzo Brenna and a Russian Vasili Bazhenov.