Tsarskoe Selo - Reviews from across the web
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Tsarskoe Selo (Pushkin) - a Gardens Guide review : Catherine the Great commissioned the first landscape park in Russia (c 1770). It is separated from an older baroque garden (c1750) by a covered walk known as the Cameron Gallery. From it, Catherine could look out on the old and on the new. She was a German Princess who, in 34 years as Empress of R... gardenvisit.com
Tsarskoe Selo: sculpted panels of the celebrated Amber Chamber: UNESCO Tsarskoe Selo: The sculpted panels of the celebrated Amber Chamber given to Peter the Great by Prussia's Frederick the Great in 1716. One of the original panels, all of which were stolen when Tsarskoe Selo was occupied during World War II, was recently found and returned to the palace. The Chamber, ... portal.unesco.org
Catherine Palace and Park in Tsarskoye Selo - St. Petersburg - Reviews of Catherine Palace and Park in Tsarskoye Selo - TripAdvisor Filled with 18th-century paintings and ornate rooms, this white and gold palace is surrounded by a 1400-acre park complete with fountains, bridges, the Agate Pavilion bathhouse and the Great Pond. The Palace also has a famous Amber Room, stolen by Nazi troops during WWII, but now recreated by Russia... tripadvisor.com
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