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Строгановский дворец (1)
Строгановский дворец (1)

The Stroganov Palace (Russian: Строгановский дворец) is a Late Baroque palace at the intersection of the Moika River and Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, Russia. The palace was built to Bartolomeo Rastrelli's designs for Baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov in 1753–1754. The interiors were remodeled by Andrei Voronikhin at the turn of the 19th century.

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Stroganov Palace
Nevsky prospect, Saint Petersburg Apraksin Dvor (округ № 78)

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Строгановский дворец

Nevsky prospect 17
191186 Saint Petersburg, Apraksin Dvor (округ № 78)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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