Summer Palaces of the Romanovs Treasures from Tsarskoye Selo

Name: Summer Palaces of the Romanovs Treasures from Tsarskoye Selo
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ISBN: 9780500516478

ISBN-10: 0500516472

ISBN-13: 9780500516478

Edition: 2012

Authors: Emmanuel Ducamp, Marc Walter

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Situated just south of St. Petersburg, the Russian imperial residence ofTsarskoye Selo is now more than three hundred years old. TsarskoyeSelo (Tsar’s Village) was once a modest estate housing a summerresidence for Catherine I, second wife of Peter the Great. The buildingnow known as the Catherine Palace was extensively rebuilt by EmpressElizabeth and then lavishly refurbished by Catherine the Great. Thisempress's love of art and decoration is evident in the sumptuous interiorsand in the extensive park, filled with fanciful pavilions, bridges, andmonuments. Catherine also commissioned the neoclassical AlexanderPalace for her favorite grandson, the future Alexander I; this laterbecame home…

Book details

List price: $100.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 11/5/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 360
Size: 12.50" wide x 9.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 5.390
Language: English

Emmanuel Ducamp is head of the Association Paris-Saint-Peterbourg,and has written extensively on Russian decorative arts and the Romanovs.He lives in France.