Yesterday we traveled about 45 minutes by subway and bus to go to The Palace of Catherine. It was well worth the trip!
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| The front of the Palace |
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| Our first day of sunshine, perfect for reflecting off the onion domes! |
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| The ball room. The Summer Palace (Catherine's Palace) is light and airy. The ball room is full of windows and overlooks the grounds. So beautiful! |
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| The main dining room. Much of the palace was destroyed in the 1940's during WWII. It has been completely restored. In this dining room table they remade the table, chairs, china, place settings, and even the table decorations according to old photographs. |
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| A smaller dining room |
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| An actual dress of Catherine the Great. In this room was a painting of her wearing it! |
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| Mrs Every in the hallway |
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| One of the bedrooms |
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| Again all of the floors were inlaid wood. Each floor design was different. I could do a whole blog post on the floors of palaces in St Petersburg! |
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| Paintings of Peter and Catherine |
Wow! That's incredible
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