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The improvement of the Catherine Park (the Old Garden) was continued. The Cameron Gallery, Agate Rooms (the Cold Bath), Upper Bath, Lower Bath, building of the Admiralty, Concert Hall, Hall on the Island and other park constructions were built ... | | The improvement of the Catherine Park (the Old Garden) was continued. The Cameron Gallery, Agate Rooms (the Cold Bath), Upper Bath, Lower Bath, building of the Admiralty, Concert Hall, Hall on the Island and other park constructions were built.
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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. ... | | | | | | | hidden | | |
3 September. The ball in the honour of Princess Sophia Dorothea of Wurttemberg, the future wife of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, was held at Tsarskoye ... | | | | | | | hidden | | |
The construction of the Chinese Theatre was begun. Sweden King Gustav III, under the name of Count of Gotland, visited Tsarskoye ... | | The construction of the Chinese Theatre was begun. Sweden King Gustav III, under the name of Count of Gotland, visited Tsarskoye Selo.
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27 April. Grand Duke Constantin Pavlovich, the second child in the family of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, was born in Tsarskoye Selo. 1 January. Catherine II's Decree "About the Foundation of the Saint Petersburg Gubernia Including Seven Uyezds" ... | | 27 April. Grand Duke Constantin Pavlovich, the second child in the family of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, was born in Tsarskoye Selo. 1 January. Catherine II's Decree "About the Foundation of the Saint Petersburg Gubernia Including Seven Uyezds" was published. Sophia Town was founded. Sophia Toun's coat of arms, the double-headed eagle on the red field of a shield, was established on 7 May 1780. On the eagle's breast there was the Maltese Cross. The eagle held a torch in one clutch and an anchor in the another one.
Persons Catherine II, Empress Konstantin Pavlovich, Grand Prince Paul (Pavel) I, Emperor
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The Palace wing (later it was named as the Zubov Wing) was constructed by Yu. ... | | | | | | | hidden | | |
19 June. The performance in the honour of the Austria Emperor Joseph II, who visited Russia and stayed in the Upper Bath Pavilion under the name of Count Falkestein, was given in the Chinese Theatre ... | | 19 June. The performance in the honour of the Austria Emperor Joseph II, who visited Russia and stayed in the Upper Bath Pavilion under the name of Count Falkestein, was given in the Chinese Theatre.
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Constructing of the Gatchina (Orlov) Gates, built in the honour of Count G. Orlov's s successful mission of the struggle with the plague epidemic in Moscow in 1771, was finished ... | | Constructing of the Gatchina (Orlov) Gates, built in the honour of Count G. Orlov's s successful mission of the struggle with the plague epidemic in Moscow in 1771, was finished. On the gates frieze there was the sign "Moscow was saved from disaster by Orlov".
Persons Orlov Grigory Grigorievich, Count
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The poet I.F. Bogdanovich's poem "Dushenka" ("The Sweetheart"), written by him in Tsarskoye Selo, was ... | | The poet I.F. Bogdanovich's poem "Dushenka" ("The Sweetheart"), written by him in Tsarskoye Selo, was published.
Persons Bogdanovich Ippolit Fedorovich
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25 June. A.D. Lanskoi, a favourite of Catherine II, died in Tsarskoye Selo. In 1785 the architector G. Quarenghi built the mausoleum over Lanskoy's grave. Later it was consecrated as the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God ... | | 25 June. A.D. Lanskoi, a favourite of Catherine II, died in Tsarskoye Selo. In 1785 the architector G. Quarenghi built the mausoleum over Lanskoy's grave. Later it was consecrated as the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The funeral of A.D. Lanskoi was at the new place at the outskirts of Sophia Town and then the Kazan Cemetery was founded at this place. Four year city college was founded. From 1911 the college was placed in its' own building, that was constructed to the design by the civil engineer L.P. Shishko in Nizhny Boulevard (its present address is 40 Oranzhereynaya Street ) The Sophia Post Yard was founded near the Orlov Gates. The Babolov Palace was constructed and the Babolov Park was laid out to the design by V.I. Neyelov.
Persons Lanskoy Alexander Dmitrievich Neelov Vasily Ivanovich Quarenghi Giacomo Shishko Lev Petrovich
Addresses Oranzhereinaya Street/Pushkin, town
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March. Count Lois Philippe de Segur, a French diplomat, had visited Catherine II at Tsarskoye Selo and he wrote the brilliant memoirs about Russia having the part on his visit to Tsarskoye Selo ... | | March. Count Lois Philippe de Segur, a French diplomat, had visited Catherine II at Tsarskoye Selo and he wrote the brilliant memoirs about Russia having the part on his visit to Tsarskoye Selo. Assignat Paper Factory was opened in Tsarskoye Selo at the lower dam of the Cascade Ponds. The town self-administration was founded. The town assembly elected the city head, burgermeisters and ratmanns for 3 years, heads, judges of the words courts for one year. This structure acted until 1917.
Persons Catherine II, Empress Segur Louis-Philippe de, Count
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1 April. Premiere of the opera "Fevey" at the Chinese Theatre was performed. Catherine II was the author of the ... | | 1 April. Premiere of the opera "Fevey" at the Chinese Theatre was performed. Catherine II was the author of the libretto.
Persons Catherine II, Empress
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20 May. The Cathedral of St. Sophia, that was constructed by architects Ch. Cameron and I. Starov, was consecrated in the presence of Catherine II. Archpriest A.A. Samborsky became the first senior priest of the Cathedral ... | | | | | | | hidden | | |
January. Ceremonial entry of Prince G.A. Potiomkin-Tavrichesky through the Gatchina (Orlov) Gates of Tsarskoye Selo after the capture of Ochakov and liberation of Moldovia from Turkey. The inscription from A ... | | January. Ceremonial entry of Prince G.A. Potiomkin-Tavrichesky through the Gatchina (Orlov) Gates of Tsarskoye Selo after the capture of Ochakov and liberation of Moldovia from Turkey. The inscription from A. Petrov's ode "You go into the Cathedral of St. Sophia with applauses" was placed on the splendid decorated gates, according to the order of Catherine II. A.N. Radishchev published work "A Journey from St. Peresburg to Moscow" having the chapter devoted to the first stop on the author route from the northern capital, the post office station at Sophia Uyezd Town.
Persons Catherine II, Empress Petrov, A. Potemkin Grigory Alexandrovich, Gracious Prince of Tauride Radishchev Alexander Nikolaevich
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"Office of Buildings of Tsarskoye Selo" and "Inherited Estate Administration" were united into the Tsarskoye Selo Office. It was subordinated to the Hof-Intendant Office from 1797. May. G.R ... | | "Office of Buildings of Tsarskoye Selo" and "Inherited Estate Administration" were united into the Tsarskoye Selo Office. It was subordinated to the Hof-Intendant Office from 1797. May. G.R. Derzhavin wrote the poem " Walk at Sarskoye Selo" glorifying Tsarskoye Selo and the joy of existence. 1 June. G.R. Derzhavin visited, after the invitation of Catherine II, the Great Tsarskoye Selo Palace with Senior-Equerry L.A. Naryshkin, Prince G.A. Potiomkin, Count A.V. Suvorov-Rymninsky, Count S. P. Rumyantsev . 12 December. G.R. Derzhavin was appointed the private secretary of state of Catherine II. He has the personal study at the Tsarskoye Selo Palace but he lived in the Chinese Village where there was, according to words of the poet I.I. Dmitriyev, "Refuge of secretaries of the Empress".
Persons Catherine II, Empress Derzhavin Gavriil Romanovich Dmitriev Ivan Ivanovich Naryshkin Lev Alexandrovich Potemkin Grigory Alexandrovich, Gracious Prince of Tauride Rumyantsev Sergey Petrovich Suvorov Alexander Arkadievich, Count
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The Alexander Palace was constructed by Giacomo Quarenghi for Grand Duke Alexander ( the future Emperor Alexander I), the beloved grandson of Empress Catherine II ... | | | | | | | hidden | | |
May. Poem "Cupid and Psychea" of G.R.Derzhavin, adapted for the music by the court musician V.A. Pashkevich, in honour of the betrothal of Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich with Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alekseyevna, Princess of Baden ... | | May. Poem "Cupid and Psychea" of G.R.Derzhavin, adapted for the music by the court musician V.A. Pashkevich, in honour of the betrothal of Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich with Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alekseyevna, Princess of Baden, was performed at the Cameron Gallery. The summer. Every day for two hours G.R.Derzhavin red to Catherine II documents on the case of I.V. Yakobi, the Governor of Irkutsk City, who was accused of some military provocation. G.R.Derzhavin was victorious of this case and Yakobi was recognized innocent but the poet G.R.Derzhavin lost his honour position soon.
Persons Alexander I, Emperor Catherine II, Empress Derzhavin Gavriil Romanovich Elizaveta Alexeevna, Empress Pashkevich Vasily Alexeevich
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6 July. Ceremony of the baptism of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, the future Emperor Nicholas I, took place in the Palace Church of the Resurrection of Christ. 12 June ... | | 6 July. Ceremony of the baptism of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, the future Emperor Nicholas I, took place in the Palace Church of the Resurrection of Christ. 12 June. Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich and his wife moved into the Alexander Palace which was reconstructed. 6 November. Empress Catherine II died and her 42 -year- old son ascended the throne as Paul I.
Persons Alexander I, Emperor Catherine II, Empress Nicholas I, Emperor Paul (Pavel) I, Emperor
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G.R.Derzhavin wrote the nostalgia poem "Ruins" in which the favorite residence of Catherine II at Tsarskoye Selo, which was florished in the time of Catherine II, was described in the allegorical form ... | | G.R.Derzhavin wrote the nostalgia poem "Ruins" in which the favorite residence of Catherine II at Tsarskoye Selo, which was florished in the time of Catherine II, was described in the allegorical form. At the Belozerka grange, near the Malinovskaya Dacha", on 252 desyatines (about 260 hectares), the Practical Agriculture School, first in Russia, was opened and A.A. Samborsky, archpriest and the senior priest of the Cathedral of St. Sophia, was the organizer of this school. School worked until 1803.
Persons Derzhavin Gavriil Romanovich Samborsky Andrey Afanasievich
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17-31 July. Paul I had the only visit to Tsarskoye Selo during the 5 years reign. The birthday of Aleksandra Pavlovna, a daughter of Paul I and Maria Fiodorovna, Archduchess of Austria, was celebrated on 29 July ... | | | | | | | | |
