Vorontsovsky Palace is located in the very center of St. Petersburg - directly opposite the Gostiny Dvor. This building is considered to be one of the most beautiful architectural monuments of the 18th century. It is worth noting that the Vorontsov Palace immediately attracts the attention of passers-by. The building is made in the Baroque style and is replete with interesting ornaments - carvings and stucco moldings. The interior of the palace - more than 50 rooms - also deserve close attention.

The famous architect Rastrelli built this town estate in 1749-1757, commissioned by Vice-Chancellor Mikhail Vorontsov . Count Vorontsov was approached by Queen Elizabeth Petrovna and , in addition, was a relative of the Romanovs . Of course, a man of this rank could not afford to live anyhow as . That's why Mikhail Illarionovich started this large-scale construction . In addition to the palace itself, several other buildings were also in the manor complex a large garden with fountains and pools . In addition, there was a huge library of the graph .

Vorontsov Palace

The construction of a manor in the center of St. Petersburg required considerable investments. As a result, when the representative house was ready, Vorontsov could not keep it. Elizabeth donated 40 thousand rubles to Mikhail Illarionovich for the arrangement of the Vorontsov Palace, but this did not correct the situation. The count lived only five years in the estate, and then, confessing his bankruptcy, he was forced to transfer the estate to the treasury.

For some time the palace was used as a guest house, many famous personalities lived here. In addition, the walls of the estate were lavish balls and masquerades. In 1798, according to the decision of Paul I, the residence of the Order of Malta was located in the building, and the palace itself became known as the Castle of the Maltese Knights. A little later, the Maltese Chapel appeared in the Vorontsov Palace.

Then there was the Corpus Corpus, where many future Decembrists and Pushkin's sons, Grigory and Alexander, were studying. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Kirov Infantry School was located in the walls of the palace. From 1955 until the present, the Suvorov Military School is located here. The Museum of the History of the Cadet Corps of Russia was opened in the Maltese Chapel in 2002.

Practical information

Vorontsovsky Palace is located at: St. Petersburg, Sadovaya Street, 26. The metro station is Gostiny Dvor. Tickets for the concert in the Maltese Chapel cost 350 rubles, excursion tickets to the chapel - 200 rubles

All prices are indicated in September 2013.

Address: Sadovaya St., 26