Petrovsky Travel Palace in Moscow, located at the entrance to the city from the side of St. Petersburg, is a wonderful example of Russian architecture in the style of neo-Gothic. Part of the territory is occupied by Petrovsky Park, which was divided around the palace in the beginning of the XIX century. Currently, this green zone is one of the most beautiful landscape parks in Moscow . Petrovsky Palace is located on Leningradsky Prospekt 40, in the Airport area.
History of the palace
The palace was rebuilt in 1776-1780 by the decree of Catherine II. Designed by the architect Matvey Kazakov as a place where to know and important people could rest after a long journey from Petersburg to Moscow.
After the fire that destroyed the city in 1812, the Petrovsky Palace in Moscow was almost completely ruined. The reconstruction of the building began later, under Nicholas I, and lasted for 10 years. The architects N.A. Shokhin and A.A. Martynov.
Petrovsky Travel Palace now
After 1998, a number of restoration works were carried out in the palace with the aim of complete reconstruction of the premises. The Moscow authorities decided to redo the building from the royal apartments to the elite class hotel. The works lasted 11 years, and by spring 2009 the palace again opened its doors to the guests of the highest level.
The hotel offers visitors accommodation in one of 43 comfortable rooms. Some of them are unique royal apartments.
In addition to the hotel in the building there is a restaurant "Karamzin", a spa center, a conference hall and several luxuriously decorated living rooms for important negotiations and presentations.
Excursions to the palace
In addition, the Petrovsky Travel Palace provides paid tours. During the visit you can look at the Main Courtyard, museum halls dedicated to the history of the reconstruction and restoration of the building and the palace's grand halls, such as the Column Hall and the Kazakovskaya staircase.
In order to get on an excursion to the Petrovsky Palace in Moscow, it is necessary to purchase tickets in advance at the ticket office of the museum. It is located at Zubrovsky boulevard, 2. During the purchase you will need to provide passport data.
If we talk about how to get to Petrovsky Travel Palace, then it is easiest to do, moving along the Leningradsky Prospekt from the city center. You can also go by subway to the "Dynamo" station, which is closest to the palace.
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