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A residential wing of the palace (the so-called Equerry Wing) fronts on [[Millionnaya Street]]. Its decoration is not as riotous, but the distinctive curvilinear facade reflects the Italianate taste of the 1740s. The wing has its origin in the Baroque palace of [[Alexey Cherkassky|Chancellor Tcherkassky]] whose design has been attributed to [[Pyotr Yeropkin]].<ref name="enc"/> |
A residential wing of the palace (the so-called Equerry Wing) fronts on [[Millionnaya Street]]. Its decoration is not as riotous, but the distinctive curvilinear facade reflects the Italianate taste of the 1740s. The wing has its origin in the Baroque palace of [[Alexey Cherkassky|Chancellor Tcherkassky]] whose design has been attributed to [[Pyotr Yeropkin]].<ref name="enc"/> |
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After the [[Russian Revolution]] the palace housed a branch of the [[Communist Academy]]. |
After the [[Russian Revolution]] the palace housed a branch of the [[Communist Academy]]. Then in 1949 it was occupied by the [[Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences|Institute of Oriental Studies]] (IOS), later the Leningrad branch of the IOS, and it is currently occupied by its successor, the [[Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences|Institute of Oriental Manuscripts]].<ref name="iom-history">{{Cite web | last=Popova | first=Irina F. | title=History of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts | url=http://www.orientalstudies.ru/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=82 | publisher=Institute of Oriental Manuscripts | date=10 June 2005 | accessdate=2012-02-03 }}</ref> |
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The building stands well preserved thanks to a major restoration effort of 2005-2009. The former stables were recently reconstructed with funds provided by [[Qaboos bin Said al Said]] in order to house some 1,000,000 Oriental books and manuscripts from the institute's collection.<ref>http://www.gorzakaz.org/news/view/14291.html</ref> |
The building stands well preserved thanks to a major restoration effort of 2005-2009. The former stables were recently reconstructed with funds provided by [[Qaboos bin Said al Said]] in order to house some 1,000,000 Oriental books and manuscripts from the institute's collection.<ref>http://www.gorzakaz.org/news/view/14291.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:20, 10 December 2012
59°56′39″N 30°19′20″E / 59.944064°N 30.322132°E
The New Michael Palace (Ново-Михайловский дворец, Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace) was the third Saint Petersburg palace designed by Andrei Stackenschneider for Nicholas I's children. It was built between 1857 and 1862 on the Palace Embankment, between the Hermitage Museum buildings (to the west) and the Marble Palace (to the east).
The palace was commissioned by Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia on the occasion of his wedding to Cecilie of Baden.[1] The design is a Revivalist medley of quotations from the Renaissance, Baroque, and the Louis XVI styles.[2] The Rococo interiors are ornate yet airy. The statuary is by David Jensen. Some of the paintings are by Michael Zichy.
A residential wing of the palace (the so-called Equerry Wing) fronts on Millionnaya Street. Its decoration is not as riotous, but the distinctive curvilinear facade reflects the Italianate taste of the 1740s. The wing has its origin in the Baroque palace of Chancellor Tcherkassky whose design has been attributed to Pyotr Yeropkin.[2]
After the Russian Revolution the palace housed a branch of the Communist Academy. Then in 1949 it was occupied by the Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS), later the Leningrad branch of the IOS, and it is currently occupied by its successor, the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts.[3]
The building stands well preserved thanks to a major restoration effort of 2005-2009. The former stables were recently reconstructed with funds provided by Qaboos bin Said al Said in order to house some 1,000,000 Oriental books and manuscripts from the institute's collection.[4]
References
- ^ http://walkspb.ru/zd/dvortsovaya18.html
- ^ a b http://www.encspb.ru/article.php?kod=2805401012
- ^ Popova, Irina F. (10 June 2005). "History of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts". Institute of Oriental Manuscripts. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ http://www.gorzakaz.org/news/view/14291.html
External links
Media related to Novo-Mihailovsky Palace (Saint Petersburg) at Wikimedia Commons
