1751 - 1775
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The landscape garden was laid out by I. Bush and V.I. Neyelov in the Catherine ... | | | | | | |
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The Kagul Obelisk, Morey Column, Chesme Column, Crimea Column, Tower Ruin, Turkish Cascade were built in the honour of the victories of the Russian Army in the Russo - Turkish War of 1768-1774 ... | | The Kagul Obelisk, Morey Column, Chesme Column, Crimea Column, Tower Ruin, Turkish Cascade were built in the honour of the victories of the Russian Army in the Russo - Turkish War of 1768-1774.
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10 May. The Decree of Elizabeth Petrovna about rebuilding the Tsarskoye Selo ensemble and the reconstruction of the palace by the architect F.-B. Rastrelli was published ... | | | | | | |
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The territory of the palace parks were enlarged. The Hermitage and Grotto pavilions were built, the new Upper Garden and Menagerie were reconstructed and the Monbijou povilion was built there ... | | The territory of the palace parks were enlarged. The Hermitage and Grotto pavilions were built, the new Upper Garden and Menagerie were reconstructed and the Monbijou povilion was built there. Parks and the palace were united in the palace-and-park ensemble.
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The reconstruction of the Palace Quarter was done. Forming Sadovaya Street and building the Cavaliers' Houses according to the design of S.I. Chevakinsky were made. At the late 18th century the houses were overbuilt with the second floors by I.V ... | | | | | | |
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According to Empress Elizabeth Petrovna the famous Amber Room, which was presented by the Prussia King Frederick- William I of Prussia to Peter I in 1716, was brought to Tsarskoye Selo ... | | | | | | |
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30 July. The Voskresensky Church of the Great Tsarskoye Selo Palace was ceremonially consecrated in the presence of the Empress. July-August. M.V. Lomonosov had visited Tsarskoye Selo and he reflected the ceremonial opening of the Great Palace ... | | 30 July. The Voskresensky Church of the Great Tsarskoye Selo Palace was ceremonially consecrated in the presence of the Empress. July-August. M.V. Lomonosov had visited Tsarskoye Selo and he reflected the ceremonial opening of the Great Palace in Tsarskoye Selo in his work "Inscription on the New Building in Sarskoye Selo", "Without destroying the kingdoms, You construct Rome in Russia. / Example of this is Sarsky home; who sees, everybody is surprised, / Everybody says that soon Rome will be shamed for us".
Persons Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilievich
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8 September. During the religious service in the Znamenskaya Church (the Church of the Holy Sign) Empress Elizabeth had a heart ... | | 8 September. During the religious service in the Znamenskaya Church (the Church of the Holy Sign) Empress Elizabeth had a heart attack.
Persons Elizaveta Petrovna, Empress
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8 September. Empress Elizabeth Petrovna was at Tsarskoye Selo for the last time. Elizabeth Petrovna died on 25 December in Saint ... | | 8 September. Empress Elizabeth Petrovna was at Tsarskoye Selo for the last time. Elizabeth Petrovna died on 25 December in Saint Petersburg.
Persons Elizaveta Petrovna, Empress
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10 February. The Emperor III celebrated his birthday and he left Tsarskoye Selo on 13 February. He has never returned ... | | 10 February. The Emperor III celebrated his birthday and he left Tsarskoye Selo on 13 February. He has never returned here.
Persons Peter III, Emperor
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19 June. After the coronation ceremony in Moscow the new Empress Catherine II was met with chime and cannon firing at Tsarskoye Selo. 28 July. The ceremonial entry of Empress Catherine II to Saint Petersburg from Tsarskoye Selo took place ... | | 19 June. After the coronation ceremony in Moscow the new Empress Catherine II was met with chime and cannon firing at Tsarskoye Selo. 28 July. The ceremonial entry of Empress Catherine II to Saint Petersburg from Tsarskoye Selo took place. On that day Aristarkh Petrovich Kashkin has been appointed the Chief Commander of Tsarskoye Selo. 26 November. Catherine II has held an imperial reception, her first reception at Tsarskoye Selo, 600 persons of nobles and the merchants were participants of this reception.
Persons Catherine II, Empress Kashkin, Aristarkh Petrovich
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28 October. The dinner and masked ball in the honour of Prince Heinrich of Prussia was held by Catherine II in the Great Tsarskoye Selo Palace. The Palace Quarter had a population of 1,178 ... | | 28 October. The dinner and masked ball in the honour of Prince Heinrich of Prussia was held by Catherine II in the Great Tsarskoye Selo Palace. The Palace Quarter had a population of 1,178.
Persons Catherine II, Empress
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The wooden Tsar Church of Constantin was laid in Sophia Town ... | The wooden Tsar Church of Constantin was laid in Sophia Town .
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The Taytsi gravity conduit, designed by the engineer F.B. Bauer, dams along Sadovaya Embankment, designed by the engineer I. Gerard, were built, the water facilities system of parks was improved and the many hydraulic constructions - bridges ... | | The Taytsi gravity conduit, designed by the engineer F.B. Bauer, dams along Sadovaya Embankment, designed by the engineer I. Gerard, were built, the water facilities system of parks was improved and the many hydraulic constructions - bridges, dams, canals - were constructed.
Persons Bauer Fedor Villimovich Gerard Ivan (Johann Konrad) Kondratievich
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The system of the Great Cascade ponds with dams was constructed to the design by Colonel-Engineer I. ... | | | | | | |
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The Grand Greenhouse and Lower Stables buildings in Sadovaya Street according to designs of S.I. Chevakinsky and F.-B. Rastrelli were ... | | | | | | |
