Oranienbaum - now the city of Lomonosov - the only palace and park ensemble of the XVIII century that was preserved in its original form, in 2011 celebrated its 300th anniversary. Unlike all the other royal residences in the suburbs of St. Petersburg, he managed to avoid ruin and destruction during the Second World War. The palace and park complex of Oranienbaum consists of three parts - the ensemble of the Great Menshikov Palace, Peterstadt and the Own Dacha
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How to get
From st. m. "Avtovo" on the minibus № 424A, 300 or 404, by bus number 200 to the final stop. On the express train "Avtovo-Lomonosov", which moves along the ring road.
From st. "Baltiyskaya" by shuttle bus No. 404 or by train from the Baltic station
By ferry St. Petersburg - Kronstadt - Lomonosov
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Opening hours of the museum and ticket price
Park Open daily from 9.00 to 20.00, entrance 40 rubles., After 17.00 - free of charge. Museums work in the summer from 10.30 to 18.00 all days except Monday; in the winter - only on Saturdays and Sundays from 10.30 to 17.00.
Palace of Peter III - 100 rubles., Pavilion "Stone Hall" - 80 rubles. All prices are for October 2011.
The Chinese Palace is closed for visitors until the spring of 2012, and the museum in the Grand Menshikov Palace, on the contrary, was opened after the restoration in September 2011
Oranienbaum's entertainment, excursions and attractions
The Great Menshikov Palace (1710-1727) is a magnificent example of the Petrine Baroque . Its first owner was Prince Menshikov, who was commissioned to supervise the construction of Kronstadt. . The little tower-belvedere still towers over the roof of the palace, from which Menshikov could see the Crown tadt in the telescope . Later the palace belonged to Peter III, where he signed the act of abdication, followed by Pavel I and his sons . Before the northern facade of the palace a garden is broken, the main alley of which seems to continue the staircase leading to the the central entrance to the palace . This garden, named the Lower Garden, is one of the first regular parks in Russia .
The Potestate Fortress of Peterstadt was built by the order of Peter III, who received the Oranienbaum Manor as a gift for his wedding day from Empress Elizabeth Petrovna .Here were all the reputable fortresses of the structure: arsenal, barracks, powder storehouse; toy ships stood on the water at the confluence of the river Karost in the Lower pond . Until now, only the Honorable Gates (1757) have been preserved from the whole fortress . Near the fortress for Peter III a small stone palace was built, in which only 6 rooms were equipped . One of the corners of the palace is cut in an arc, which gives it an unusual look . Be sure to look inside, in the Picture Hall are posted more than 200 paintings written in the XVII-XVIII centuries ., in the order dictated by their color scheme, and the bedroom was once inhabited by the former luxurious Chinese silk with watercolor th painting of the 18th century .
To the south and west of the Great Menshikov Palace, there is the Upper Park, which houses several interesting pavilions and structures. One of the most noteworthy is the Stone Hall, intended, most likely, for concerts. Today there is an exhibition of park and interior sculpture from the museum reserve
Ensemble The private dacha of Empress Catherine II consists of the Chinese Palace and the Katalnaya Gorka Pavilion . The Chinese Palace was named because in its interiors were used Chinese motifs, and here are housed rich collections of objects made by masters from China . There is no one repeating the other room, and parquet of the XVIII century is made according to drawings Rinaldi . Masterpiece interior of art is considered to be Steklyarusny office in the Chinese Palace . Its walls are decorated with 12 panels in carved gilt frames, which on the basis of Steklyarusny silk embroidered flowers, landscapes, fabulous birds - it looks fantastic! The building in the form of a Greek cross on the shore of the pond, crowned with a dome with a chimney, is Chinese cuisine built in the middle of the 19th century for the Chinese Palace .
Pavilion Katalnaya Hill is the most original project by Antonio Rinaldi, which has no analogues either in Russia , nor in Europe . Its creation was due to the tradition of erecting ice mountains for skiing to Maslenica . There was a wooden ramp . to the southern ledge of the pavilion at the level of the second floor (and its total height was 33 meters). The gallery was exited from the galleries third floor, decorated colonnade . Skated on small wheelchairs that were lifted by means of special devices along side tracks . Colonnades and stingrays have not survived to this day, but the interior of the pavilion shows us a genuine interior of the mid-18th century .
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