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The '''Menshikov Palace''' ({{lang-ru|Меншиковский дворец}}) is a [[Petrine Baroque]] edifice in [[Saint Petersburg]], situated on [[Universitetskaya Embankment]] of the [[Bolshaya Neva]] on [[Vasilyevsky Island]].<ref>It is not to be confused with the Menshikov Palace in [[Oranienbaum, Russia]], built by the same architects around the same time. ''Menshikov Palace'' can also refer to the Lefort Palace in [[Moscow]].</ref> Since 1981, it has served as a public museum, a branch of the [[Hermitage Museum]].
The '''Menshikov Palace''' ({{langx|ru|Меншиковский дворец}}) is a [[Petrine Baroque]] edifice in [[Saint Petersburg]], situated on [[Universitetskaya Embankment]] of the [[Bolshaya Neva]] on [[Vasilyevsky Island]].<ref>It is not to be confused with the Menshikov Palace in [[Oranienbaum, Russia]], built by the same architects around the same time. ''Menshikov Palace'' can also refer to the Lefort Palace in [[Moscow]].</ref> Since 1981, it has served as a public museum, a branch of the [[Hermitage Museum]].


The palace was founded in 1710 as a residence of [[Saint Petersburg Governor General]] [[Alexander Danilovich Menshikov|Alexander Menshikov]] and built by Italian architects [[Giovanni Maria Fontana]], and, later, German architect [[Gottfried Johann Schädel]]. It was opened in {{Start date and age|1711|p=y}}, but the construction continued until 1727 (assisted by [[Domenico Trezzini]], [[Bartolomeo Rastrelli]], [[Georg Johann Mattarnovy]] and [[Jean-Baptiste Le Blond]]), when Menshikov with his family was exiled to Siberia and his property was confiscated.
The palace was founded in 1710 as a residence of [[Saint Petersburg Governor General]] [[Alexander Danilovich Menshikov|Alexander Menshikov]] and built by Italian architects [[Giovanni Maria Fontana]], and, later, German architect [[Gottfried Johann Schädel]]. It was opened in {{Start date and age|1711|p=y}}, but the construction continued until 1727 (assisted by [[Domenico Trezzini]], [[Bartolomeo Rastrelli]], [[Georg Johann Mattarnovy]] and [[Jean-Baptiste Le Blond]]), when Menshikov with his family was exiled to Siberia and his property was confiscated.

Revision as of 20:09, 29 October 2024

59°56′20″N 30°17′46″E / 59.939°N 30.296°E / 59.939; 30.296

The Menshikov Palace (Russian: Меншиковский дворец) is a Petrine Baroque edifice in Saint Petersburg, situated on Universitetskaya Embankment of the Bolshaya Neva on Vasilyevsky Island.[1] Since 1981, it has served as a public museum, a branch of the Hermitage Museum.

The palace was founded in 1710 as a residence of Saint Petersburg Governor General Alexander Menshikov and built by Italian architects Giovanni Maria Fontana, and, later, German architect Gottfried Johann Schädel. It was opened in 1711 (313 years ago) (1711), but the construction continued until 1727 (assisted by Domenico Trezzini, Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Georg Johann Mattarnovy and Jean-Baptiste Le Blond), when Menshikov with his family was exiled to Siberia and his property was confiscated.

In 1731, the First Cadet Corps were established and occupied the palace and neighboring buildings. At the end of the 19th century the Menshikov Palace was restored and became the museum of the Corps. In 1924, its collections were moved to the Hermitage and other museums. From 1956 to 1981, the Menshikov Palace was restored again and finally opened to the public as a branch of the Hermitage Museum with a collection of Russian art of the late 17th-early 18th century.

See also

References

  1. ^ It is not to be confused with the Menshikov Palace in Oranienbaum, Russia, built by the same architects around the same time. Menshikov Palace can also refer to the Lefort Palace in Moscow.

Sources

  • Калязина Н. В. Меншиковский дворец-музей. 2nd ed. Leningrad: Lenizdat, 1989. ISBN 5-289-00467-X.
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