• One of the city’s loveliest baroque exteriors, the salmon-pink Stroganov Palace was designed by court favourite Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1753 for one of…
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  • The palace standing on the intersection of the Moika and Nevsky Prospekt is known as the Stroganov Palace as it was built for the rich and successful Stroganov...
  • English: The Stroganov Palace in Saint-Petersburg on Moika Embankment, 46. Deutsch: Das Stroganow Palais im Sankt-Petersburg am Moika Kai, 46.
  • According to one version, the man is the first owner of the palace, Baron Stroganov, whom Rastrelli wanted to surprise.
  • After the October Revolution in 1917, the remaining Stroganovs emigrated from Russia, and the palace was nationalized.[1] The family is now extinct.
  • The palace was built to Bartolomeo Rastrelli's designs for Baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov in 1753–1754.
  • Large-scale work was completed in 1754. The senior Stroganov, Sergey Grigorievich, was delighted with the new palace and generously paid for Rastrelli's work.
  • Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace was built in the 19th century at the opposite end of Nevsky Prospect as an architectural mirror of Stroganov Palace.
  • Stroganov Palace Stroganov Palace for nearly two centuries belonged to the famous Stroganovs, big industrialists, patrons and collectors.