25-642: Strelna (Russian: Стре́льна , IPA: [ˈstrʲelʲnə] ) is a municipal settlement in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg , Russia , about halfway between Saint Petersburg proper and Petergof , and overlooking the shore of the Gulf of Finland . Population: 12,452 ( 2010 Census ) ; 12,751 ( 2002 Census ) . Strelna was first mentioned in Cadastral surveying of Vodskaya pyatina in 1500, as
50-465: A naval base there. Some Decima Flottiglia MAS men and attack boats were brought from Italy and based at Strelna along with German Army boats. Strelna Raid: Soviet commando frogmen attacked that base and destroyed 2 German army boats on 5 October 1943. After the ravages of German occupation, only the palace walls were left standing; all interior decoration was gone. No effective restoration had been undertaken until 2001 when Vladimir Putin ordered
75-492: A four-star hotel for other visitors. The 2013 G20 summit was held at the palace 5–6 September 2013. The palace also held the qualifying draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup , which took place in Russia. The palace hosted in 2021 the royal wedding between Grand Duke George Romanov and Victoria Bettarini, this been the first royal wedding to be held in the country in over a hundred years. Several other Romanov residences may be seen in
100-444: Is divided into eighteen rayony ("districts", Russian : районы , singular: rayon ), which are in turn subdivided into municipal okrugs , municipal towns, and municipal settlements. Admiralteysky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Admiralteysky District ( Адмиралтейский район ) city district — 187,837 [REDACTED] The Admiralty building
125-14239: Is located in Admiralteysky Municipal Okrug Kolomna ( Коломна ) municipal okrug 40 301 37,642 Sennoy ( Сенной ) municipal okrug 40 302 28,105 Admiralteysky ( Адмиралтейский ) municipal okrug 40 303 30,533 Semyonovsky ( Семёновский ) municipal okrug 40 304 29,572 Izmaylovskoye ( Измайловское ) municipal okrug 40 305 30,415 Yekateringofsky ( Екатерингофский ) municipal okrug 40 306 31,570 Frunzensky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Frunzensky District ( Фрунзенский район ) city district — 405,274 Volkovskoye ( Волковское ) municipal okrug 40 902 60,082 #72 ( № 72 ) municipal okrug 40 903 69,785 Kupchino ( Купчино ) municipal okrug 40 904 62,673 Georgiyevsky ( Георгиевский ) municipal okrug 40 905 92,780 #75 ( № 75 ) municipal okrug 40 906 44,498 Balkansky ( Балканский ) municipal okrug 40 907 75,456 Kalininsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Kalininsky District ( Калининский район ) city district — 469,409 [REDACTED] Kalininsky District administration building Grazhdanka ( Гражданка ) municipal okrug 40 328 74,009 Akademicheskoye ( Академическое ) municipal okrug 40 329 93,535 Finlyandsky ( Финляндский ) municipal okrug 40 330 53,916 #21 ( № 21 ) municipal okrug 40 331 72,403 Piskaryovka ( Пискарёвка ) municipal okrug 40 332 59,004 Severny ( Северный ) municipal okrug 40 333 51,605 Prometey ( Прометей ) municipal okrug 40 334 64,937 Kirovsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Kirovsky District ( Кировский район ) city district — 338,820 [REDACTED] Kirovsky District administration building Knyazhevo ( Княжево ) municipal okrug 40 335 60,036 Ulyanka ( Ульянка ) municipal okrug 40 336 75,533 Dachnoye ( Дачное ) municipal okrug 40 337 76,229 Avtovo ( Автово ) municipal okrug 40 338 49,022 Narvsky ( Нарвский ) municipal okrug 40 339 29,822 Krasnenkaya Rechka ( Красненькая Речка ) municipal okrug 40 340 37,891 Morskiye Vorota ( Морские Ворота ) municipal okrug 40 341 10,287 Kolpinsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Kolpinsky District ( Колпинский район ) city district — 175,396 Kolpino ( Колпино ) municipal town 40 342 136,632 Metallostroy ( Металлострой ) municipal settlement 40 343 25,675 Petro-Slavyanka ( Петро-Славянка ) municipal settlement 40 344 1,337 Pontonny ( Понтонный ) municipal settlement 40 345 9,199 Sapyorny ( Сапёрный ) municipal settlement 40 346 1,401 Ust-Izhora ( Усть-Ижора ) municipal settlement 40 347 1,152 Krasnogvardeysky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Krasnogvardeysky District ( Красногвардейский район ) city district — 336,342 Polyustrovo ( Полюстрово ) municipal okrug 40 348 51,529 Bolshaya Okhta ( Большая Охта ) municipal okrug 40 349 56,648 Malaya Okhta ( Малая Охта ) municipal okrug 40 350 48,627 Porokhovye ( Пороховые ) municipal okrug 40 351 123,583 Rzhevka ( Ржевка ) municipal okrug 40 352 55,955 Krasnoselsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Krasnoselsky District ( Красносельский район ) city district — 305,129 Krasnoye Selo ( Красное Село ) municipal town 40 353 44,081 Yugo-Zapad ( Юго-Запад ) municipal okrug 40 354 64,261 Yuzhno-Primorsky ( Южно-Приморский ) municipal okrug 40 355 50,610 Sosnovaya Polyana ( Сосновая Поляна ) municipal okrug 40 356 45,742 Uritsk ( Урицк ) municipal okrug 40 357 49,049 Konstantinovskoye ( Константиновское ) municipal okrug 40 358 34,747 Gorelovo ( Горелово ) municipal okrug 40 359 16,640 Kronshtadtsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Kronshtadtsky District ( Кронштадтский район ) city district — 43,385 Kronshtadt ( Кронштадт ) municipal town 40 360 43,385 Kurortny District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Kurortny District ( Курортный район ) city district — 67,511 Zelenogorsk ( Зеленогорск ) municipal town 40 361 12,074 Sestroretsk ( Сестрорецк ) municipal town 40 362 40,287 Beloostrov ( Белоостров ) municipal settlement 40 363 1,690 Komarovo ( Комарово ) municipal settlement 40 364 1,062 Molodyozhnoye ( Молодёжное ) municipal settlement 40 365 1,437 Pesochny ( Песочный ) municipal settlement 40 366 6,487 Repino ( Репино ) municipal settlement 40 367 2,011 Serovo ( Серово ) municipal settlement 40 368 252 Smolyachkovo ( Смолячково ) municipal settlement 40 369 568 Solnechnoye ( Солнечное ) municipal settlement 40 370 1,161 Ushkovo ( Ушково ) municipal settlement 40 371 482 Moskovsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Moskovsky District ( Московский район ) city district — 275,884 [REDACTED] Moskovsky District administration building Moskovskaya zastava ( Московская застава ) municipal okrug 40 373 46,951 Gagarinskoye ( Гагаринское ) municipal okrug 40 374 58,197 Novoizmaylovskoye ( Новоизмайловское ) municipal okrug 40 375 70,403 Pulkovsky meridian ( Пулковский меридиан ) municipal okrug 40 376 46,515 Zvyozdnoye ( Звёздное ) municipal okrug 40 377 53,818 Nevsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Nevsky District ( Невский район ) city district — 438,061 Nevskaya Zastava ( Невская Застава ) municipal okrug 40 378 29,685 Ivanovsky ( Ивановский ) municipal okrug 40 379 31,215 Obukhovsky ( Обуховский ) municipal okrug 40 380 46,108 Rybatskoye ( Рыбацкое ) municipal okrug 40 381 49,537 Narodny ( Народный ) municipal okrug 40 382 52,580 #54 ( № 54 ) municipal okrug 40 383 63,138 Nevsky ( Невский ) municipal okrug 40 384 59,714 Okkervil ( Оккервиль ) municipal okrug 40 385 55,078 Pravoberezhny ( Правобережный ) municipal okrug 40 386 51,006 Petrodvortsovy District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Petrodvortsovy District ( Петродворцовый район ) city district — 77,542 [REDACTED] Fountains in Petergof Lomonosov ( Ломоносов ) municipal town 40 372 37,776 Petergof ( Петергоф ) municipal town 40 395 64,791 Strelna ( Стрельна ) municipal settlement 40 396 12,751 Petrogradsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Petrogradsky District ( Петроградский район ) city district — 134,607 [REDACTED] Peter and Paul Fortress Vvedensky ( Введенский ) municipal okrug 40 389 21,374 Kronverkskoye ( Кронверкское ) municipal okrug 40 390 21,256 Posadsky ( Посадский ) municipal okrug 40 391 21,630 Aptekarsky Ostrov ( Аптекарский Остров ) municipal okrug 40 392 19,277 Petrovsky ( Петровский ) municipal okrug 40 393 20,808 Chkalovskoye ( Чкаловское ) municipal okrug 40 394 30,262 Primorsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Primorsky District ( Приморский район ) city district — 393,960 [REDACTED] View to Primorsky District Lisy Nos ( Лисий Нос ) municipal settlement 40 320 2,563 Lakhta-Olgino ( Лахта-Ольгино ) municipal okrug 40 321 2,901 #65 ( № 65 ) municipal okrug 40 322 83,952 Chyornaya rechka ( Чёрная речка ) municipal okrug 40 323 53,717 Komendantsky Aerodrom ( Комендантский Аэродром ) municipal okrug 40 324 71,968 Ozero Dolgoye ( Озеро Долгое ) municipal okrug 40 325 78,714 Yuntolovo ( Юнтолово ) municipal okrug 40 326 74,382 Kolomyagi ( Коломяги ) municipal okrug 40 327 25,763 Pushkinsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Pushkinsky District ( Пушкинский район ) city district — 101,655 [REDACTED] Catherine Palace in Pushkin Pavlovsk ( Павловск ) municipal town 40 387 14,960 Tyarlevo ( Тярлево ) municipal settlement 40 388 1,556 Pushkin ( Пушкин ) municipal town 40 397 84,628 Alexandrovskaya ( Александровская ) municipal settlement 40 398 1,184 Shushary ( Шушары ) municipal settlement 40 901 15,843 Tsentralny District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Tsentralny District ( Центральный район ) city district — 236,856 [REDACTED] Palace Square in Dvortsovy Municipal Okrug Dvortsovy ( Дворцовый ) municipal okrug 40 908 10,491 #78 ( № 78 ) municipal okrug 40 909 13,508 Liteyny ( Литейный ) municipal okrug 40 910 50,567 Smolninskoye ( Смольнинское ) municipal okrug 40 911 90,337 Ligovka-Yamskaya ( Лиговка-Ямская ) municipal okrug 40 912 14,740 Vladimirsky ( Владимирский ) municipal okrug 40 913 57,213 Vasileostrovsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Photos Vasileostrovsky District ( Василеостровский район ) city district — 199,692 [REDACTED] The spit of Vasilyevsky Island #7 ( № 7 ) municipal okrug 40 307 45,696 Vasilyevsky ( Васильевский ) municipal okrug 40 308 32,793 Gavan ( Гавань ) municipal okrug 40 309 35,766 Morskoy ( Морской ) municipal okrug 40 310 31,555 Ostrov Dekabristov ( Остров Декабристов ) municipal okrug 40 311 53,882 Vyborgsky District [ edit ] Name Structure OKTMO Population Vyborgsky District ( Выборгский район ) city district — 419,567 Levashovo ( Левашово ) municipal settlement 40 312 4,095 Pargolovo ( Парголово ) municipal settlement 40 313 12,225 Sampsoniyevskoye ( Сампсониевское ) municipal okrug 40 314 39,250 Svetlanovskoye ( Светлановское ) municipal okrug 40 315 83,782 Sosnovskoye ( Сосновское ) municipal okrug 40 316 60,675 #15 ( № 15 ) municipal okrug 40 317 64,320 Sergiyevskoye ( Сергиевское ) municipal okrug 40 318 67,709 Shuvalovo-Ozerki ( Шувалово-Озерки ) municipal okrug 40 319 87,511 References [ edit ] Notes [ edit ] ^ Law #411-68 ^ All population figures are as of 2002 Census . Due to administrative changes in 2003–2008,
150-1540: Is noted as a burial place of the Zubov brothers and other Russian nobles. The imperial foreign minister Alexander Gorchakov was interred here in 1883. The Konstantin Palace, the Trinity Monastery, Mikhailovka, and Znamenka are parts of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments . Administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg Division of St. Petersburg to boroughs Federal city of Saint Petersburg , Russia [REDACTED] As of 2014: # of city districts (районы) 18 # of municipal towns (муниципальные образования— городá) 9 # of municipal settlements (муниципальные образования— посёлки) 21 # of municipal okrugs (муниципальные образования— муниципальные округа) 81 [REDACTED] Districts of St. Petersburg: 1. Admiralteysky 2. Vasileostrovsky 3. Vyborgsky 4. Kalininsky 5. Kirovsky 6. Kolpinsky 7. Krasnogvardeysky 8. Krasnoselsky 9. Kronshtadtsky 10. Kurortny 11. Moskovsky 12. Nevsky 13. Petrogradsky 14. Petrodvortsovy 15. Primorsky 16. Pushkinsky 17. Frunzensky 18. Tsentralny The federal city of Saint Petersburg , Russia ,
175-710: The Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg , Russia. The summit was dominated by questions regarding the Syrian civil war and any potential international reaction to the Ghouta chemical attacks . The summit came after U.S.-led efforts to obtain a UN Security Council resolution authorising military strikes against the Assad government had failed due to Russian and Chinese opposition. The House of Commons of
200-588: The village of Strelna on Retse Strelne on the Sea in the churchyard Kipen Koporsky County. After Treaty of Stolbovo these lands were part of Sweden , and in 1630 in Strelna appears as a baronial estate of Swedish politician Johan Skytte . In 1718, a temporary wooden palace was constructed in Strelna. It had been used by the Russian royalty as a sort of hunting lodge, and has been preserved to this day. A cornerstone
225-644: The 20% drop in the yen that had stemmed from its recent reflationary policies. The "nations declared ... there would be no currency war and deferred plans to set new debt-cutting targets, underlining broad concern about the fragile state of the world economy", per Reuters . Another meeting of the same participants was held in Moscow on 18 and 19 April 2013. This meeting was the second time an Australian Prime Minister could not be in attendance, with Kevin Rudd being represented by Foreign Minister Bob Carr , owing to
250-685: The Assad government for the attacks and calling for a "strong international response". Russia, as this year's chair, hosted the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting in Moscow on 15 and 16 February 2013. While preparing for the September summit, the most pressing subject addressed – "desperately" according to Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty – was protectionist actions such as competitive devaluations. Japan, represented by finance minister Taro Aso , "escape[d] criticism" for
275-607: The Great Siege of Leningrad Landmarks People Geography Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland Central Saint Petersburg Kamenny Islands Lakhtinsky Razliv Moyka Neva New Holland Island Petrogradsky Island Pulkovo Heights Vasilyevsky Island Winter Canal Society and culture Literature Museums Hermitage Peterhof Palace Winter Palace Music Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra Parks Religion Church of
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#1732776498631300-701: The Konstantin Palace was completed by 1807. After Konstantin's death, the palace passed to his nephew , and the Konstantinovichi branch of the Romanov dynasty retained its ownership until the Revolution . After 1917 the palace fell into decay: it was handed over to a child labour commune, then to a secondary school. For a period during World War II , the Germans occupied Strelna and had
325-927: The Savior on Blood Kazan Cathedral Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Saint Isaac's Cathedral Sports Theaters Hermitage Theatre Tourism World Heritage Site Government Legislative Assembly Politics City Administration Heads of Government Emergency services Police Crime Education Education (primary, secondary, and tertiary) Transportation Airport Bridges Buses Metro Trams [REDACTED] Saint Petersburg [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Outline Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Saint_Petersburg&oldid=1259204639 " Categories : Administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg Administrative divisions of
350-643: The Territorial Structure of Saint Petersburg , as amended by the Law ;#685-130 of December 26, 2014 On Amending the Law of Saint Petersburg "On the Territorial Structure of Saint Petersburg" and the Law of Saint Petersburg "On Considering the Suggestions to Assign Names to Geographical Objects" . Effective as of after 10 days following the day of the official publication, with
375-505: The United Kingdom had defeated a motion regarding UK involvement in any strike on 30 August and U.S. politicians were debating potential action as the summit was ongoing. Media billed the summit as a contest between U.S. President Barack Obama , trying to garner support for military action, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in opposition to any such action. 11 countries signed a U.S.-authored statement blaming and condemning
400-1934: The exception of certain clauses taking effect on different dates.). See also [ edit ] Saint Petersburg City Administration v t e Administrative divisions of the federal subjects of Russia Republics Adygea Altai Bashkortostan Buryatia Chechnya Chuvashia Crimea Dagestan Donetsk Ingushetia Kabardino-Balkaria Kalmykia Karachay-Cherkessia Karelia Khakassia Komi Luhansk Mari El Mordovia North Ossetia–Alania Sakha Tatarstan Tuva Udmurtia Krais Altai Kamchatka Khabarovsk Krasnodar Krasnoyarsk Perm Primorsky Stavropol Zabaykalsky Oblasts Amur Arkhangelsk Astrakhan Belgorod Bryansk Chelyabinsk Irkutsk Ivanovo Kaliningrad Kaluga Kemerovo Kirov Kostroma Kurgan Kursk Leningrad Lipetsk Magadan Moscow Murmansk Nizhny Novgorod Novgorod Novosibirsk Omsk Orenburg Oryol Penza Pskov Rostov Ryazan Sakhalin Samara Saratov Smolensk Sverdlovsk Tambov Tomsk Tula Tver Tyumen Ulyanovsk Vladimir Volgograd Vologda Voronezh Yaroslavl Federal cities Moscow Saint Petersburg Sevastopol Autonomous oblast Jewish Autonomous okrugs Chukotka Khanty-Mansi Nenets Yamalo-Nenets Recognized as territory of Ukraine by most of
425-450: The federal subjects of Russia Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles containing Russian-language text 2013 G-20 Saint Petersburg summit The 2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit was the eighth meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state. The hosting venue was
450-3715: The international community. v t e Administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg Admiralteysky District Municipal okrugs : Admiralteysky Izmaylovskoye Kolomna Semyonovsky Sennoy Yekateringofsky [REDACTED] . Frunzensky District Municipal okrugs : 72 75 Balkansky Georgiyevsky Kupchino Volkovskoye Kalininsky District Municipal okrugs : 21 Akademicheskoye Finlyandsky Grazhdanka Piskaryovka Prometey Severny Kirovsky District Municipal okrugs : Avtovo Dachnoye Knyazhevo Krasnenkaya Rechka Morskiye Vorota Narvsky Ulyanka Kolpinsky District Municipal cities : Kolpino Municipal settlements : Metallostroy Petro-Slavyanka Pontonny Sapyorny Ust-Izhora Krasnogvardeysky District Municipal okrugs : Bolshaya Okhta Malaya Okhta Polyustrovo Porokhovye Rzhevka Krasnoselsky District Municipal towns : Krasnoye Selo Municipal okrugs : Gorelovo Konstantinovskoye Sosnovaya Polyana Uritsk Yugo-Zapad Yuzhno-Primorsky Kronshtadtsky District Municipal towns : Kronshtadt Kurortny District Municipal towns : Sestroretsk Zelenogorsk Municipal settlements : Beloostrov Komarovo Molodyozhnoye Pesochny Repino Serovo Smolyachkovo Solnechnoye Ushkovo Moskovsky District Municipal okrugs : Gagarinskoye Moskovskaya zastava Novoizmaylovskoye Pulkovsky meridian Zvyozdnoye Nevsky District Municipal okrugs : 54 Ivanovsky Narodny Nevskaya zastava Nevsky Obukhovsky Okkervil Pravoberezhny Rybatskoye Petrodvortsovy District Municipal towns : Petergof Lomonosov Municipal settlements : Strelna Petrogradsky District Municipal okrugs : Aptekarsky Ostrov Chkalovskoye Kronverkskoye Petrovsky Posadsky Vvedensky Primorsky District Municipal settlements : Lisy Nos Municipal okrugs : 65 Chyornaya rechka Kolomyagi Komendantsky Aerodrom Lakhta-Olgino Ozero Dolgoye Yuntolovo Pushkinsky District Municipal towns : Pavlovsk Pushkin Municipal settlements : Alexandrovskaya Shushary Tyarlevo Tsentralny District Municipal okrugs : 78 Dvortsovy Ligovka-Yamskaya Liteyny Smolninskoye Vladimirsky Vasileostrovsky District Municipal okrugs : 7 Gavan Morskoy Ostrov Dekabristov Vasilyevsky Vyborgsky District Municipal settlements : Levashovo Pargolovo Municipal okrugs : 15 Sergiyevskoye Sampsoniyevskoye Shuvalovo-Ozerki Sosnovskoye Svetlanovskoye v t e Politics of Saint Petersburg [REDACTED] Legislative Assembly City Administration Administrative divisions Governor [REDACTED] v t e Saint Petersburg Districts Federal City Leningrad Oblast General topics Architecture Climate Floods Demographics Economy Flag History Timeline Peter
475-533: The palace to be converted into a presidential residence for Saint Petersburg. In preparation for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding Saint Petersburg, the Russian government decided to restore the palace and its grounds as a state conference center and presidential residence . The general contractor of the reconstruction was the consortium "16th Trust and Partners". Setl Group construction company, headed by Maxim Shubarev , also participated in
500-511: The renovation works. The renovated Konstantin Palace hosted more than 50 heads of state during the Saint Petersburg tercentenary celebrations in 2003. Three years later, on 15-17 July 2006, it hosted the 32nd G8 summit . During these summits, the world leaders were accommodated in 18 luxurious cottages by the sea-side. Each of the cottages is named after a historic Russian town. The early 19th-century stables were reconstructed into
525-1313: The sum of population counts of municipal entities may not match the districts' totals. ^ Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census — Territory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Sources [ edit ] Законодательное Собрание Санкт-Петербурга. Закон №411-68 от 25 июля 2005 г. «О территориальном устройстве Санкт-Петербурга», в ред. Закона №685-130 от 26 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Санкт-Петербурга "О территориальном устройстве Санкт-Петербурга" и Закон Санкт-Петербурга "О рассмотрении предложений о присвоении наименований географическим объектам"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования, за исключением отдельных положений, вступающих в силу в иные сроки. Опубликован: "Новое в законодательстве Санкт-Петербурга", №22, 4 августа 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg. Law #411-68 of July 25, 2005 On
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#1732776498631550-434: The timing of a federal election on 7 September . In 2010, Rudd had been unable to attend when he was displaced as prime minister two days before the 2010 G20 Toronto summit , at which Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan then represented Australia. During the summit, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh focused on the ongoing economic crisis and urged the G20 nations to pay more attention to their monetary policies. After
575-603: The vicinity of the Konstantin Palace. The Baroque Znamenka , designed by Rastrelli , used to be a home to the Nikolaevichi branch of the Romanovs. The neoclassical Mikhailovka palace once belonged to the Mikhailovichi branch of the family. Other landmarks in Strelna include a dacha of Mathilde Kschessinska and the ruined Maritime Monastery of St. Sergius , with numerous churches by Luigi Rusca. The monastery
600-525: Was asked to expand and aggrandize Michetti's design. But Rastrelli's attention was soon diverted to other palaces, in Peterhof and Tsarskoye Selo , so the Strelna palace stood unfinished until the end of the century. In 1797, Strelna was granted to Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich (second son of Paul I) and his wife Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna (aunt of Queen Victoria ). Despite a great fire in 1803,
625-470: Was laid in June 1720, but next year it became apparent that the place was ill-adapted for installation of fountains, thus Peter decided to concentrate his attention on the nearby Peterhof. Disappointed, Michetti left Russia, and all works in Strelna were suspended. On ascending the throne in 1741, Peter's daughter Elizabeth intended to complete her father's project. Her favourite architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli
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