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Oranienbaum () is a Russian royal residence, located on the
From the outside, the palace is a relatively simple building, single-storey except for the small central pavilion, painted in a mellow combination of ochre and yellow. The Upper Park was laid out from 1750 to 1770.
The palace was the site of two opera premieres to libretti by Metastasio in the middle of the eighteenth century, ''Amor prigioniero'' (one act, composed by Francesco Araia, 1755), and ''Semiramide riconosciuta'' (three acts, composed by Vincenzo Manfredini, 1760).
In the 19th century, Oranienbaum became a noble manor. During World War II, Oranienbaum suffered to a much lesser extent than other suburbs of St. Petersburg, since defense was deployed here on the so-called " Oranienbaum Bridgehead". However, the ensemble became desolate in the post-war period, and its serious restoration began only in the late 1990s. Restoration Of Oranienbaum has been a slow process. For the city which grew up around the palace see Lomonosov, Russia.
Menshikovsky Palace in Oranienbaum 01.jpg, Grand Menshikov Palace south
Sledging Hill Pavilion in Oranienbaum 01.jpg, '' Katalnaya Gorka'' pavilion, a part of the 18th-century "Russian mountains" roller coaster complex
Hall of Stone in Oranienbaum Park.jpg, ''Kammenoe zalo'' pavilion
Peter III Palace, Oranienbaum, St. Petersburg.jpg, Peter III Palace
Sculpture Air in Lower Garden of Oranienbaum.jpg, Air
Sculpture Winter in Lower Garden of Oranienbaum.jpg, Winter
Sculpture Spring in Lower Garden of Oranienbaum.jpg, Spring
Sculpture Summer in Lower Garden of Oranienbaum.jpg, Summer
Sculpture Autumn in Lower Garden of Oranienbaum.jpg, Autumn
Sculpture Land in Lower Garden of Oranienbaum.jpg, Land
Diana of Versailles Sculpture in Oranienbaum.jpg,
Oranienbaum (Lomonosov)
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Oranienbaum () is a Russian royal residence, located on the Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland (; ; ; ) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland to the north and Estonia to the south, to Saint Petersburg—the second largest city of Russia—to the east, where the river Neva drains into it. ...
west of St. Petersburg. The Palace ensemble and the city centre are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
History
In 1707, four years after Peter the Great founded Saint Petersburg, he gave the grounds near the seaside to his right-hand man, Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov. Menshikov commissioned thearchitect
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
s Giovanni Maria Fontana and Gottfried Schädel, who built his residence, the Grand Menshikov Palace from 1710 to 1727 (not to be confused with Menshikov Palace in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
, built by the same architects around the same time). Menshikov was deposed shortly after Peter's death, and died in exile, and the palace passed out of his family. In 1743, Oranienbaum became the summer residence of Grand Duke Pyotr Fyodorovich, the heir of Empress Elizabeth (the future Emperor Peter III). From 1756 to 1762, the architect Antonio Rinaldi built the Peterstadt Fortress ensemble on the bank of the Karost River for Grand Duke Peter Fedorovitch.
From the outside, the palace is a relatively simple building, single-storey except for the small central pavilion, painted in a mellow combination of ochre and yellow. The Upper Park was laid out from 1750 to 1770.
The palace was the site of two opera premieres to libretti by Metastasio in the middle of the eighteenth century, ''Amor prigioniero'' (one act, composed by Francesco Araia, 1755), and ''Semiramide riconosciuta'' (three acts, composed by Vincenzo Manfredini, 1760).
In the 19th century, Oranienbaum became a noble manor. During World War II, Oranienbaum suffered to a much lesser extent than other suburbs of St. Petersburg, since defense was deployed here on the so-called " Oranienbaum Bridgehead". However, the ensemble became desolate in the post-war period, and its serious restoration began only in the late 1990s. Restoration Of Oranienbaum has been a slow process. For the city which grew up around the palace see Lomonosov, Russia.
Sculptures of Oranienbaum
Diana of Versailles
The ''Diana of Versailles'' or ''Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt'' () is a slightly over-lifesize marble statue of the Roman goddess Diana (mythology), Diana Artemis, (Greek: Artemis) with a deer. It is now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. The statu ...
Apollo Belvedere Sculpture in Oranienbaum.jpg, Apollo Belvedere
Triton Saving Children Sculpture in Oranienbaum 02.jpg, Triton Saving Children
See also
* List of Baroque residences * Lomonosov, RussiaReferences
External links
Oranienbaum (Lomonosov)
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