• 59°56′19″N 30°19′56″E / 59.93861°N 30.33222°E. The Mikhailovsky Palace as it appears today. The Mikhailovsky Palace (Russian: Михайловский дворец)...
  • The permanent exhibition housed in the first four halls of Mikhailovsky Palace represents a part of this collection, the most valuable works of...
  • The Russian State Museum is located inside the magnificent white-columned Mikhailovsky Palace, which is just a short distance from the Church of...
  • Detail of the main gate to the Mikhailovsky Palace in St Petersburg, Russia.
  • The palace was built in 1819-1825 by the architect Carlo Rossi, on the site of the adjacent garden (now the Mikhailovsky Garden).
  • All these priceless elements of the Mikhailovsky Palace were simply destroyed and ended up with a short flight from the palace windows.
  • The Mikhailovsky Palace is the traditional epicentre of the Russian Museum, built in 1825.
  • The English scientist and traveler, Grenville, who visited St. Petersburg in 1827, noted the following about Mikhailovsky Palace: "The Palace is a triumph of modern...
  • The life of the chief architect of the Mikhailovsky Palace, gifted by Rossi, is full of mysteries and contradictions.
  • Built for the Grand Duke Mikhail, son of Emperor Paul I, the impressive Mikhailovsky Palace features a Neoclassical design.