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Baroque architecture in Russia

  • Elizabethan BaroqueEmpress Elizabeth of Russia ruled from 1741 until her death in 1762. Her reign created the political conditions necessary for a new architectural movement to…
  • Peterhof PalacePeter the Great commissioned a palace complex in 1709 to rival the Palace of Versailles. He sought to expand the property after visiting the French royal…