Project
Restoration Project «Catherine II. Private Space»
Category
Best Implemented Restoration Project
About the project (provided by the applicant)
At the end of 2024, the private chambers of Catherine the Great in the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace were ceremonially reopened after restoration. Although work on furnishing these unique interiors, created at the Empress’s behest, is ongoing, the rooms already impress with their splendor. The chambers were decorated using complex and unusual materials, and they varied significantly in size, purpose, and decorative character.
As part of an unprecedented project supported by PJSC Gazprom from 2019 to 2024, eight rooms were recreated: the Chinese and Domed Halls, the Blue (Snuffbox), Silver and Mirror Studies, the Bedchamber, the Raphael Room, and the Toilet Room. The recreation of this 18th-century masterpiece was based on archival documents, descriptions, watercolors, engravings, autochromes made in 1917, and pre-war photographs, as well as original preserved fragments of the décor.
Location
9 Sadovaya St., Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Project implementation year
2024
Project website
https://tzar.ru/visitors/workinhours/e2private
Extra visual materials
Report: https://tzar.ru/news/1734712154
Additional photos: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/mwVw/jr7APGpTu
Videos: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/syTx/QhcL1MFr3
Destruction photos: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BPBb/LASxVsbBv
Applicant
Federal State Budgetary Cultural Institution “The Tsarskoe Selo State Museum and Heritage Site”
The Tsarskoe Selo Museum-Reserve is a unique monument of world history and culture. The former summer residence of the Russian emperors is a recognized masterpiece of 18th–early 20th-century architecture and landscape design. The centerpiece of the palace-and-park ensemble, the Catherine Palace, is a magnificent example of Baroque architecture. Its Golden Enfilade of state rooms, including the world-famous Amber Room, impresses with its opulence.
Authors of the project
Federal State Budgetary Cultural Institution “The Tsarskoe Selo State Museum and Heritage Site”. Main project partner – PJSC Gazprom
Photo
Photo Service of “The Tsarskoe Selo State Museum and Heritage Site”
Customer
Federal State Budgetary Cultural Institution “The Tsarskoe Selo State Museum and Heritage Site”
Other participants
Restoration project of Catherine II’s private rooms. SNPO “Restavrator”. Architect A.A. Kedrinsky. 1987–1990.
LLC AKB “PetroGradProekt”. Architect N.P. Ivanov. 2021.
LLC “Tsarskoye Selo Amber Workshop”. Head: B.P. Igdalov. 2021–2024.
JSC “Imperial Porcelain Factory”. Head: T.A. Tylevich. 2023.
LLC “Petrorestkom”. Architect Y.V. Nadezhdina. 2023.
LLC “Khemland”. Head: Y.P. Shvidok. 2024.
LLC “Yuzhakova Studio”. Head: N.B. Yuzhakova. 2024.
LLC “Renaissance Monument Restoration Workshops”. Head: Y.A. Shimanyak. 2024.
Status of the project
Implemented
