Catherine the Great took the ... it is hard to unequivocally determine the style. The palace combines features of the Late Italian Baroque and Rococo with the romantic atmosphere of the European ...

Catherine II (the Great) replaced Empress Elizabeth’s penchant for Rococo flamboyance with a neoclassicist and Greek Revival style. The current palace stems from a design by Francesco Bartolomeo ...

From the Catherine Palace in Russia to Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, there are some breathtaking castles around the world that leave you magnified. With its grand facade, sky blue walls, and white ...

From the Petrine Baroque, Elizabethan Rococo, Catherine Classicism ... Our trip will include a private tour of the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo (Rastrelli and Cameron) including the famed ...