During a trip to Russia, different parts of the country come to the attention of tourists. Many tourists interested in getting acquainted with Russia's history, culture, and art choose one of the two top tourist destinations in this country, Moscow and St. Petersburg, as their tourist destination during their travel to Russia. As Russia's cultural capital, St. Petersburg has a variety of programs and attractions to offer tourists on tour to Russia, each of which can become the main program of the Russia tour. Many tourists like to visit the museums in St. Petersburg that display various parts of Russian history, culture, and art. Museums such as the Hermitage Museum or the Faberge Museum are an important part of the St. Petersburg tour. Many also use St. Petersburg entertainment programs to experience an excellent time during their trip to Russia. Of course, one of the tourist attractions of St. Petersburg is its architecture. Many tourists are interested in getting acquainted with different periods of St. Petersburg's architectural history and seeing the examples left from each one during the St. Petersburg tour program. One of the most important periods in St. Petersburg's architecture's history undoubtedly took place during Catherine the Great's time. When St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia, was on the verge of becoming a modern city in Europe. During the reign of Catherine the Great, St. Petersburg witnessed the reign of neoclassical architecture. There are many examples of this architectural style in St. Petersburg that tourists can visit during their travel to St. Petersburg.
Neoclassical architecture is formed from the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-eighteenth century in Italy and France. This architectural style has experienced a growing trend where it has become one of the most prominent and noticeable architectural styles in history. After Catherine the Great became the Empress, she dismissed one of the most famous architects in the court and invited new foreign architects to work in St. Petersburg. This action by Catherine the Great marked the beginning of setting neoclassical architecture in St. Petersburg and its development as the most prominent architectural style in the history of St. Petersburg. Although neoclassical architecture entered Russia and St. Petersburg during the reign of Catherine the Great, the heyday of this style dates back to the reign of Alexander I and the emergence of the most prominent Italian architect in St. Petersburg, Carlo Rossi. In the neoclassical architecture style, symmetry and attention to need are the priority, and natural decorations and useless luxuries ornaments are almost not seen in it. That is why this architectural style has dominated all of Europe for many years and is still considered one of today's top architectural styles. During a trip to St. Petersburg, you can see many examples of this architectural style throughout the city and even in the suburbs on imperial estates.
When neoclassical architecture prevailed in St. Petersburg, many architects used this style in their designs. The first person invited to St. Petersburg at Catherine the Great's invitation and use neoclassical architecture in his design was Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, who designed the Academy of Arts building. He is also known as one of the leading architects of this style in St. Petersburg. He was accompanied by other architects such as Giacomo Quarenghi and Vincenzo Brenna, who had constructed important buildings such as the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoy Selo and St. Michael's Castle. We can also mention Russian architects of this style, such as Ivan Starov, who designed the Tauride Palace for Prince Potemkin. Tourists can visit any of these monuments during their tour to St. Petersburg. Many other architects throughout St. Petersburg have used the neoclassical style in their designs. The most prominent architect who has used this style in his design and formed the golden age of this style in St. Petersburg is the famous Italian architect Carlo Rossi.
Although neoclassical architecture was prevalent in St. Petersburg for many years before Carlo Rossi starts working in St. Petersburg, he could transfer this style to higher levels of splendor in St. Petersburg. Carlo Rossi, who initially reconstructed various buildings in St. Petersburg, first designed the Yelagin Palace on Yelagin Island for the imperial family. He also designed one of St. Petersburg's most important tourist attractions on tour to Russia, the Mikhailovsky Palace, now home to the Russian State Museum, the surrounding buildings, and streets, and the square in front of it. Carlo Rossi's many activities in St. Petersburg made him highly respected by the Russian emperor. Today, tourists on tour to Russia can even find a street named after him during their tour to St. Petersburg.
Alongside the Academy of Arts building designed by de la Mothe, Yelagin Palace, Tauride Palace, Pavlovsk Palace, St. Michael's Castle, and Catherine Palace in Pushkin, there are many other neoclassical buildings in St. Petersburg that tourists can visit during their trip to St. Petersburg. Among them is the most famous cathedral in St. Petersburg, St. Isaac's Cathedral, which took nearly forty years to build. Marble Palace is also an example of neoclassical architecture, which is one of the main tourist attractions of St. Petersburg. Each one of these structures has its charm for tourists and can be attractive for them. You can visit our blog to get acquainted with this building and other architectural styles in St. Petersburg.
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