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View of Palace Square and the Winter
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Vasily Sadovnikov
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View of Palace Square and the General
Staff Building in St Petersburg
Vasily Sadovnikov
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The Inauguration of the Alexander Column
on Palace Square
Piotr Razumikhin
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The magnificent ensemble of Palace Square, the main
square in the capital of the Russian Empire, was formed during the
reign of Nicholas I. The Winter Palace (1754-62, architect: Francesco
Bartolomeo Rastrelli), the residence of the Russian emperors, has
its splendid southern facade on the square with the triple arch of
the carriage entrance in the centre. A dominant theme in the appearance
of the square is Russia's victory over Napoleonic France in the War
of 1812. The building of the General Staff (1819-29, architect: Carlo
Rossi) incorporating a triumphal arch crowned by the Chariot of Glory
gives the square a special triumphal festiveness. The square was the
setting for military parades and reviews, and other grand ceremonies.
The Alexander Column (architect: Auguste Montferrand) was set up on
the square in 1834 in honour of Emperor Alexander I, the vanquisher
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