Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli notable work Anichkov Palace
Empress Elizabeth of Russia (1741–1761)
Peter I's daughter was suspicious of all those who served the court of her predecessors. After going through all the architects in St. Petersburg, the Empress was convinced that Francesco Rastrelli is the best. Therefore, Francesco started serving to the Empress only in 1744.
In the period 1744–1760 he built all his famous buildings:Summer Palace (destroyed, built up by the Engineering Castle)
wooden Winter Palace on the Nevsky (destroyed, urban high-rise buildings)
stone Winter Palace (there is, the main building of the Hermitage Museum)
Smolny Cathedral and Monastery with four churches and cells
Palace for Chancellor Vorontsov (Vorontsov Palace in St. Petersburg, rebuilt as a military school)
Stroganov Palace, (it is a branch of the State Russian Museum now)
palace in Tsarskoe Selo (restored, Tsarskoe Selo (museum-reserve))
completion and decoration of the interiors of Anichkov Palace in St. Petersburg.
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