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Gatchina ( Russian: Га́тчина, IPA: [ˈɡatːɕɪnə]) is a town and the administrative center of Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies 45 kilometers (28 mi) south-south-west of St. Petersburg, along the E95 highway which links Saint Petersburg and Pskov.
The Great Gatchina Palace (Russian: Большой Гатчинский дворец) is a palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was built from 1766 to 1781 by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov, who was a favourite of Catherine the Great, in Gatchina, a suburb of the royal capital Saint Petersburg.
- 3,934.1 ha (9,721 acres)
- Classical
- 1766
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Gatchina: palace. Palace in Gatchina, Russia. Gatchina, city, Leningrad oblast (province), northwestern Russia, lying about 28 miles (45 km) southwest of St. Petersburg. The first mention of Khotchino dates from 1499, when it was a possession of Novgorod. Later it belonged to Livonia and Sweden.
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Feb 27, 2018 · What started off as a small hunting house, the Gatchina residence has become one of the most monumental palaces of St Petersburg, and it is the only palace in the city’s suburbs. Although it may look like a medieval castle, architecturally it is a unique blend of styles culminating in a true masterpiece of Russian architecture.
May 11, 2018 · Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic Nations. CIS and Baltic Political Geography. Gatchina. views 3,004,951 updated May 11 2018. GATCHINA. One of the great imperial country palaces to the south of St. Petersburg, Gatchina was located near the site of a village known since 1499 as Khotchino.
The Gatchina Palace became one of the favourite residences of the Russian Imperial Family, and during the 19th century was an important site of Russian politics. Since the February Revolution in 1917 it has been a museum and public park, and received UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1990.
