St.petersburg

St. Michael's Castle

  Sadovaya ul. 2 ,   City Centre-1          (+7) 812 570 51 12     more than a year ago
The history of St. Michael's Castle goes back to 1797 when construction of an imperial residence in the historic center of St. Petersburg began. By 1801 the castle was completed. Architects Vincenzo Brenna and Vasili Bazhenov designed it in a way that the castle looks different from each side, using motifs of various architectural styles such as French Classicism, Italian Renaissance and Gothic.

St. Michael’s Castle, as it is also known, was the Emperor’s residence only for 40 days. On the night of March 12, 1801, Emperor Pavel I was assassinated in his bedroom, falling victim to a palace coup. Soon after, all valuables were transferred from the castle and the state rooms were used by different administrative institutions some were even turned into apartments.

In the early 1820s the building was handed over to the Central College of Engineering. In February 1823 it was named Engineers’ Castle (the name stuck till this day). After the death of Emperor Nicholas I, the patron of the college, the institution became known as Nicholaevsky Academy and College of Engineering. Many prominent Russians were lecturers or graduates of this academy, among them: writers Dostoevsky and Grigorovich, scientists Sechenov and Yablochkov, composer Kui and many others.

For two centuries, as the building accommodated military and academic institutions (and, later, different Soviet institutions), the layout of the ensemble was changed multiple times, with structures rebuilt and interiors redesigned. In 1991 St. Michael’s Castle became part of the State Russian Museum. St. Michael’s Castle hosts permanent exhibitions such as "Faces of Russia. Portrait Gallery of the Russian Museum", "St. Petersburg Society During the Romanov Era" and "Sculpture Open Fund".

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Open 10:00 - 18:00, Thu 13:00 - 21:00. Closed Tue.

Price/Additional Info

Admission 250 - 500Rbl. Ticket to two branches of the museum 350 - 750Rbl. All-in ticket to Mikhailovsky Palace, Marble Palace, Stroganov Palace, Mikhailovsky Castle within 3 days 500 - 1,000Rbl.

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