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Millionnaya Street, 5/1
1768-85. Architect A.Rinaldi
Now a Branch of the Russian Museum
The Marble Palace is one of the outstanding
samples of early Classic architecture. Unlike the
majority of Petersburg buildings it is faced with
natural materials-granite and marble. This is
what gave the Palace its name.
The building is notable for its discreet decor
and strict forms. Both in the exterior and interior,
many decorative elements are faced with marble
of 32 kinds, the shades chosen with extreme
precision and delicacy. The facadeÆs central part
is topped with an attic decorated with two statues
and compositions of armor performed by the
famous Russian sculptor F.Shubin.
The outbuilding facade facing the garden is
decorated with a unique plastic frieze devoted to
the subject of Horse in the Service of Man
(sculptor P.Klodt), which is 2m high.
At first the palace was owed by Count G.Oriov.
After his death in 1783 the palace was acquired
into the Treasury. It used to be the residence of
S.Poniatovsky, the last king of Rech Pospolita.