Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) St.Peterburg

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Museum-Reserve "Tsarskoe Selo" is an outstanding example of world architecture and landscape. Before the revolution it was the summer residence of Russian emperors Romanov. In the beginning of the 18th century it was created by eminent architects, sculptors and painters.

Center Museum-Reserve is the Catherine Palace, constructed by FB Rastrelli in the Russian baroque style. It has an awesome luxury Great Hall in the palace and a number of state rooms, including the world-famous "Amber Room".
Another example of global architecture is the Alexander Palace, constructed in the style of classicism. Inside the palace the rooms of Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra Feodorovna, are decorated in Art Nouveau style.

An integral part of the museum-reserve "Tsarskoe Selo" is its parks. The Catherine and Alexander Parks have a total area of 300 hectares (3,000,000 sq, meters). The parks have more than 100 architectural monuments. The palaces, pavilions, bridges, and marble monuments are constructed using the Gothic, Turkish and Chinese architecture.
Catherine Park and Palace:

The name of the Tsar's village comes from the Swedish word "saris hoff" meaning high place.
In 1710 to 1720 construction was started on the royal residences. There is a separate area of the palace for servants.
From the 18th, 19th and the beginning of 20th centuries, Tsarskoe Selo was considered a summer residence of the Grand Imperior. From 1811 to 1817  the famous Russian poet AS Pushkin came to the University Tsarskoselsky Imperial Lyceum.
Great Hall of the Catherine Palace:

In Soviet times, the palace and park in the city of Tsarskoe Selo was converted into a museum, and other buildings were placed under the educational and health institutions, so in 1918 the town was renamed Children's Village. In 1937, the 100-year anniversary of the death of AS Pushkin, the town was renamed Pushkin in honor of AS Pushkin.
Two and a half years, the city of Pushkin was captured by the Germans in the Great Patriotic War. In 1942 the Germans removed the great decorative walls of the famous Amber Room. Many countries, to this day, search for the great missing walls of the "Amber Room". In the postwar years, the palace and park in the city of Tsarskoe Selo was rebuilt from the ashes.
Today, Tsarskoe Selo is the State Museum Reserve, which is visited daily by thousands of tourists.

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