Petrovsky Palace
Petrovsky Palace or Petroff Palace, is a palace located in Moscow on Leningradsky Prospect. It was founded in 1780 under the orders of Catherine the Great.History
In the 1770s Catherine the Great requested to build a new palace. She hired neoclassical architect, Matvey Kazakov. Construction began in 1776 and the palace was opened 3 November 1780, however construction continued until 1782. Catherine visited the palace only once, in 1785.
In 1812, Napoleon briefly took shelter at the palace to escape the 1812 Fire of Moscow.
