• Potemkin was awarded the title of “prince of Tauride” for annexing the Crimea and the name was applied to the palace and adjoining garden.
  • Many historians think that the Tauride Palace was the model for a great number of manorial estates, scattered all over Russia.
  • The Tauride Palace was built by Ivan Starov, the recognized master of classical design for Prince Grigorii Potemkin of Tauris—allegedly the Empress’s secret consort.
  • central location in the Tauride Palace is considered to Catherine Hall.Its vestibule is a domed room with a colonnade in front of which are located triumphal gate...
  • Tauride palace is a unique architectural monument of classicism. Its outer modesty contrasted with luxurious finishing of interior and furniture.
  • The First All-Russian Congress of Soviets of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies was held in the Tauride Palace on June 3–24, 1917.
  • The Tauride Garden is a park in the Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located behind the Tauride Palace, and near the Smolny Cathedral.
  • Starov's design called for an extensive park, later the Tauride Garden, and harbour in front of the palace, which would be linked with the Neva River by a canal.
  • Since the 1990s, Tauride Palace has been home to the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS).
  • Tauride Palace which includes a pond, a bridge and a garden. ... Tauride Palace showing hiking or walking and a garden as well as a small group of people.