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Pella Palace

Buildings and structures demolished in 1797Buildings and structures demolished in the 19th centuryBuildings and structures in Leningrad OblastCultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Leningrad OblastDemolished buildings and structures in Russia
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Pella palace Quarenghi
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Pella Palace (Russian: Пеллинский дворец, romanized: Pellinsky dvorets) was a summer residence built during the reign of Catherine II of Russia for her grandson, future emperor Alexander. It was situated on the left bank of the Neva River, 30 km (19 mi) east of Saint Petersburg, where the town of Otradnoye now stands. If completed, it would have been Russia's largest imperial palace. Pella, partially built in 1785–1789, was razed to the ground by Catherine's son, Paul I of Russia. Not only the buildings disappeared, but very few images of it survived the Battle of the Palaces: existing knowledge of Pella relies on a few facade elevations and watercolors by Giacomo Quarenghi and an elaborate drawing on Catherine's fan, also based on Quarenghi's drafts.

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