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Klov Palace

Baroque palaces in UkraineBuildings and structures in KyivHouses completed in 1756National supreme court buildingsPecherskyi District
Klov Palace. Listed ID 80 382 0462. 8 Pylypa Orlyka Street, Pechersk Raion, Kiev. Pechersk 28 09 13 396
Klov Palace. Listed ID 80 382 0462. 8 Pylypa Orlyka Street, Pechersk Raion, Kiev. Pechersk 28 09 13 396

The Klov Palace (Ukrainian: Кловський палац) is the seat of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in Kyiv. The building takes its name from Klov, a neighbourhood of Pechersk District. The Baroque residence was constructed between 1752 and 1756 with funds provided by Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. The Russian royal family were expected to stay at the palace during their visits to the monastery, as they did in a wooden palace that had preceded it. The architects are thought to have been Gottfried Johann Schädel and Pyotr Neyelov. The actual construction was supervised by Stepan Kovnir. The main hall has the plafond frescoed in 1760. A formal garden was laid out around the palace.The palace was never visited by any royalty, however, and it was not long before it fell into disrepair. Catherine II of Russia, who was passing through Kyiv in 1787, preferred Mariinskyi Palace for her residence. It was destroyed by a fire in 1858 and was rebuilt soon after with the addition of an upper story and the side wings. The palace burnt down in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. A restoration process was undertaken in the 1970s.

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Klov Palace
Pylypa Orlyka Street, Kyiv Клов

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Klov Palace. Listed ID 80 382 0462. 8 Pylypa Orlyka Street, Pechersk Raion, Kiev. Pechersk 28 09 13 396
Klov Palace. Listed ID 80 382 0462. 8 Pylypa Orlyka Street, Pechersk Raion, Kiev. Pechersk 28 09 13 396
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