Photo - Mary, 2012.
Palace of A. A. Bezborodko - Central Museum connections to them. A. S. Popova
Pochtamtsky per., 4 -Pochtamtskaya st., 7
Memory arch. (feder.)
House of the Kursk Znamensky Monastery and
House of A. Ya. Toporkov
Bezborodko Palace Russian classicism
1780-1790s - arch. Giacomo Quarenghi - old houses partially preserved
Post Office House neo-renaissance
1829 - arch. Glinka Vasily Alekseevich, Kavos Albert Katarinovich - change of interiors
1837 - arch. Kavos Albert Katharinovich - reconstruction of the corner hall of the palace
1870 - arch. Lyubimov Nikolay Andreevich - alteration of facades and interiors
1870s - arch. Cavos Caesar Albertovich, arch. Lyubimov Nikolai Andreevich - perestroika ( pp. 149, 200)
Palace of Chancellor Bezborodko
The building that today occupies the Central Museum of Communications. A. S. Popova (Pochtamtskaya st., 7), is an architectural monument of the last quarter of the 18th century. It was built for conspicuous statesman times of Catherine II Alexander Andreevich Bezborodko (1747-1799).
In 1781, A. A. Bezborodko, who headed the Postal Department among other institutions, acquired 2 stone houses near the Post Office - the courtyard of the Kursk Znamensky Monastery at the corner of Vygruzny Lane. (per. Podbelsky) and the adjacent house of the "dancer" Toporkov, built in 1756. Bezborodko combined the houses and created a palace, relatively modest in appearance, but magnificently decorated inside. During the reconstruction of the houses, their walls and partly the internal layout were preserved. The drawings of the houses have been lost, but the axonometric plan of Pb gives a clear idea of them. 1760s
In 1829 the building was acquired by the Post Office. In the 1870s the facades of the palace, designed in the forms of Russian classicism, received a new decorative treatment in the nature of the Renaissance, which significantly changed the original appearance. From the old composition, the central portico of 4 granite columns and the placement of window openings have been preserved.
Church of the Twelve Apostles under the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs.
After the construction of the Post Office, the director of the post office, Count A. A. Bezborodko, allowed a church for postal employees to be built in his nearby mansion, which was consecrated on February 26, 1795 and was located on the top floor of the palace wing. Here the church stayed for three years, and then was moved to the house. standing on the other side of Pochtamtskaya Street, occupying the third floor overlooking the courtyard. In 1813 A. I. Avanov painted icons for this church.
After the purchase to the treasury of the Bezborodko Palace, the temple returned to it, but already in the former dance hall with choirs, which arch. V. A. Glinka, without changing the overall finish, adapted for worship. The hall is decorated with artificial marble Corinthian columns with gilded capitals, monochrome biblical scenes. The ceiling is richly painted. The temple was consecrated on February 15, 1830. Fifteen years later, during the next repair, the iconostasis in it was replaced with an Empire style, in two tiers. The images were painted by Academician P. M. Shamshin, V. K. Sazonov, P. T. Boryspilts. On November 30, 1845, a new consecration took place after repairs. In 1911, the last restoration repair was carried out in the church. The painting was restored by A. A. Gudzhiari.
Central Museum of Communications. A. S. Popova (1924)
Halls on the first floor.
Atrium 1. Exhibitions, conferences and other events are held in the hall. The central exhibit is the Luch-15 civil communications satellite.
Atrium 2. "Modern communication services". The exposition topics are "Evolution of technologies", "Digital telephone exchanges", "Technologies of transport networks and access", " mobile connection", "space communication", "Communication with extraterrestrial civilizations".
Treasury of postage signs. Collections of Russian postage signs from 1743 to 1923, postage stamps, letters and postcards, preparatory materials to their publication, including drawings by famous artists.
Halls on the second floor.
1. Postal service. The exposition presents collections of mailboxes, postal accessories XVIII-XIX centuries, models of postal transport of the XVIII -XX centuries. uniforms and weapons of postal employees, means of automating the processing of postal correspondence.
2. Historical hall. In the center of the historical hall there is a layout of the "Post quarter of St. Petersburg". In the hall, on a large video screen, historical videos created on the basis of the museum's documentary materials, as well as films about the history of communication are shown.
3. Physical basis of telecommunication. The scientific and educational exposition explains the key physical phenomena used in telecommunications. You can explore them on your own with the help of interactive exhibits. A collection of authentic lab instruments sits side by side with mock-ups and their interactive counterparts.
4. Telegraph and telephone communications. The exposition demonstrates the rare and most widespread in Russia telegraph and telephone sets of the 18th-20th centuries, the first manual telephone switches.
5. Radio communication. A. S. POPOV The exposition is dedicated to the life and work of the outstanding Russian physicist and electrical engineer Alexander Stepanovich Popov (1859-1906), the inventor of radio communications. Genuine devices that A. S. Popov used in his scientific activities are presented.
6. Radio communication. Late XIX c.. The exposition tells about the beginning of the industrial production of radio equipment in different countries. In the hall there is a working model of the world's first radio receiver A. S. Popov.
7. Radio communication of the early twentieth century. The hall displays radio equipment produced by Russian radio engineering enterprises, as well as by the Nizhny Novgorod laboratory. A separate showcase presents the evolution of radio tubes, the introduction of which in the 1930s. was a breakthrough in the radio business.
8. Radio communication. Mid-twentieth century The hall presents radio equipment used in the national economy, army, aviation and navy in 1930-1970. An active amateur radio station with call signs RK1A is located on the second tier.
9. Mobile communication. The exposition reflects the main stages in the history of mobile communications in Russia, starting from the 1960s. The hall presents elements of the professional mobile communication system "Altai", pagers, Cell phones 1990 - 2000
10. Broadcasting. The exposition presents collections of detector, tube and transistor radios, loudspeakers, sound recording and sound reproduction devices. Multimedia devices allow you to listen to archival sound recordings: how the gramophone and phonograph sounded, as well as radio broadcasts.
The Palace of Chancellor Alexander Andreevich Bezborodko, which is also called the Bronze Palace, is located on Pochtamtskaya Street. A prominent statesman acquired in 1781 two adjoining houses in the Admiralty part of the city.
One house was the property of the Kursk Znamensky Monastery, the second building belonged to the heir of the Imperial Court dancer Afanasy Toporkov. Having connected them, he built a huge mansion, decorated with granite columns and bronze vases at the main entrance.
The façade is notable for its marble balcony with bronze railings. Bronze gave the name to the palace. Alexander Bezborodko himself was a high-ranking statesman at the court of Catherine II.
Possessing an extraordinary memory and diplomatic talents, he rose to the rank of Chancellor of the Russian Empire. Until the very end of his life, he was the permanent head of the postal department.
After his death in 1799, the palace was inherited by his younger brother Ilya Andreyevich Bezborodko, but since 1809 the family home began to be rented out. It was filmed by well-known ministers at that time: A.N. Golitsyn, A.B. Kurakin, A.S. Shishkov. After the death of Ilya Andreevich, his wife Anna Ivanovna became the owner of the mansion. After her death, the mansion passed from relative to relative of Bezborodko, until it went by mutual agreement to Kushelev Grigory Grigoryevich, who was the grandson of Alexander Andreevich.
How did the Kushelev Palace become the Museum of Communications?
In 1825, the palace was decided to be sold to the Postal Department. At first, the heirs tried to get 400 thousand rubles for him. We had to bargain for four years. And the house was sold in the end for 350 thousand.
The department decided to almost completely redo all the interiors, for this purpose it was spent more large sum. Architects Vasily Glinka and Albert Kavosov took up the main alterations of the building.
In 1837, significant changes were made to the Corner Hall, which was located between the art gallery and the entrance hall. It has been replaced with a ladder.
Subsequent alterations continued until 1870. They mainly touched the interiors and the facade. The well-known architect N. Lyubimov was engaged in them. In the twentieth century, the outer part remained unchanged.
In 1924, the Museum of People's Communications was located in a house at Pochtamtskaya 4, and in 1935 the palace was recognized as an architectural monument and transferred under state protection. The museum was in need of repair, and the question was raised more than once before the war. But these plans were thwarted by the attack on the USSR by Nazi Germany. The palace was badly damaged by shelling, but survived, and in 1950 it was partially restored and was ready to receive the first visitors.
Architecture and interior decoration
According to historical documents, the construction of the palace was already in full swing in 1783. Many drawings have survived to this day. The house of the dancer Toporkov was significantly increased in length.
The outbuildings were attached to the main building. The palace received one more floor, and thus became three-story. The house that belonged to the monastery retained all divisions that belonged to it, even being built on.
Documents testifying to the time of perestroika were not found, but most likely it was the 1790s, so it was at this time that Alexander Andreevich Acquires a large number of paintings by famous artists. The art gallery was located in the western wing, the facade of which faced the alley.
The gallery was followed by the construction of an entrance hall and a dance hall. All the front rooms were located in the eastern part of the palace. Bedrooms Front and ordinary, Red and Blue living room. The interiors were decorated according to the latest fashion of the 17th century, upholstered in red and blue velvet, imperial busts were installed in the niches, paintings of the reigning persons were placed on the doors.
The construction of the Main or Main Hall crowned this grandiose restructuring. According to the documents, his dispensation lasted from 1797 to 1799. The palace amazed with its luxury.
The main hall, which was built according to the project of the architect Quarenghi, was decorated with marble columns. Filled with expensive porcelain: Japanese and Chinese vases.
Unusually luxurious furniture that belonged to the French monarch, contemporaries testify that it was purchased for "large sums."
The French Revolution allowed Bezborodko to become the new owners of silk curtains, chair covers, bronze sculptures, rock crystal chandeliers, room decorations and girandoles that used to decorate the rooms of the unfortunate Marie Antoinette.
Alexander Andreevich was interested in art and did not miss the opportunity to acquire interesting gizmos.
Bezborodko Palace: concert hall
Bezborodko Palace today is multifunctional. It houses a permanent exhibition where you can see historical interiors, objects of art and painting. The Concert Hall gladly accepts both adults and small connoisseurs - theatergoers. Concerts and performances can be seen there all year round.
Count Bezborodko's Palace Restaurants
The restaurant, located in this building, has long established itself as a popular holiday destination with a good relaxed atmosphere and delicious cuisine. Celebrating any event, birthday, wedding in this place filled with the historical atmosphere of splendor and luxury of the end of the 17th century, will leave vivid impressions and memories.
Palace of the Chancellor Bezborodko and the New Year tree
Palaces are always balls, the brilliance of expensive outfits and a noisy festive atmosphere. This architectural monument is simply created for celebrations. It is not the first year that he has been inviting Christmas trees to new year holidays. Both adults and children meeting New Year within the walls of an old noble house from the time of Catherine II, they get unforgettable impressions, imbued with the atmosphere of the 17th century.
Palace today
In 1974, the palace was nevertheless closed for major repairs. The restorers tried to preserve all the main main walls, restore frescoes and interiors. On the squares of the mansion A.A. Barbless is modern technical museum Popov, in addition to this, there are constantly different expositions, in concert hall concerts and performances are held with excellent acoustics.
Address and how to get there
Bezborodko Palace in St. Petersburg is located at st. Post office house 4.
The building that today occupies the Central Museum of Communications. A.S. Popova, located on Pochtamtskaya street at number 7, is an architectural monument of the last quarter of the 18th century.
It was built according to the project famous architect Giacomo Quarenghi for a prominent statesman of the time of Catherine II Alexander Andreyevich Bezborodko (1747-1799).
Thanks to a phenomenal memory and exceptional diplomatic skills, he made a dizzying career from a "petitioner" to the chancellor of the Russian Empire.
From 1784 - count, from 1797 - the most illustrious prince and chancellor. From 1782 to last days of his life A.A. Bezborodko headed the postal department.
In 1781, A. Bezborodko acquired two plots with buildings in the Admiralty part of the city. One of the houses belonged to the Kursk Znamensky Monastery, and the second house belonged to the heirs of the Imperial Court dancer Afanasy Yakovlevich Toporkov.
The reconstruction of the building was entrusted to the architect Giacomo Quarenghi.
In 1783 construction was already underway. We find confirmation of this in N. Grigorovich, in his monograph “Chancellor Prince Bezborodko”, where, in particular, it is said that in 1783, according to N.A. Lvov Bezborodko ordered Levitsky for his house, which was being rebuilt, a portrait of the Empress.
The design of the facade from the side of Pochtamtskaya Street and drawings of the interiors of the building have been preserved. Judging by these documents, Toporkov's house was rebuilt and increased in length along the street by 2 axes (there were originally 11 of them), courtyard outbuildings were expanded, connected to the house and built up along the entire perimeter of the eastern courtyard. The main house is increased by one floor, the outbuildings - by two, and the whole building becomes three-story.
The second building after the restructuring of Toporkov's houses and the courtyard had 7 axes of the original volume and, being built on the 1st floor, retained the main divisions of the former house of the courtyard of the Kursk Monastery.
The facade of the corner house was designed in the same decorative techniques as the main building and made up the same composition with it, from which it can be assumed that Quarenghi was also the author of this house.
Documents on the reconstruction of the buildings of the courtyard of the Kursk Monastery have not been found, but the reconstruction of the second half of the house most likely took place in the 1790s. The fact is that in 1792 Bezborodko acquired a large number of paintings. In a letter to Count S. Vorontsov dated July 11, 1795. he reports: “the case of French ruins favored me to get some excellent pieces ... in a word, with my ardent diligence, with the help of friends and with an allowance of up to 100 thousand spent by me for less than 3 years, I made a good collection ... from this came another expense that I had to build a big art gallery." The gallery was located in the western wing, which overlooked the front facade of the alley.
The arrangement of the gallery entailed other alterations in the building. An entrance hall was built in the northern wing, in the western, in addition to the gallery, there was a dance hall. The ceremonial rooms of the eastern half of the house are changing their appearance: the front bedroom, the Red Living Room (former office), the Blue Living Room, an ordinary bedroom.
In a letter to Nikolai Lvov from St. Petersburg dated February 9, 1798, Bezborodko writes: “In my house here you will find many new things, for example, the former bedroom is upholstered in the current fashion with red velvet and has an imperial bust in a niche, and on two sides of the door, two their majesties portraits.
The blue living room with the portrait of the late empress has turned into a blue velvet one, a new magnificent frame has been made for her portrait, and on the table there is a pedestal with medals of her reign, and ... holds a bowl according to your drawing, composed by the glorious Bunzel. The bedroom is excellent, accommodating 16 Vernets (Referring to the paintings french artist 18th century Claude Vernet).
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The final chord in the history of construction was the construction of the Great Main Hall, which dates back to 1797-1799. It is known that in October 1797, Bezborodko bought from Tomilov two land plots, one of which was dated October 5, the other - October 8. Of course, the purchase is connected with the goal of expanding the construction of the palace, but if this is so, then the construction of the Great Main Hall begins no earlier than October 1797. In a letter to A. Lvov in February 1798, where he describes the changes that have taken place in the house, the owner says nothing about the construction of the Main Hall. |
Deed of sale for the sale of the house of Count G.G. Kushelev |
The palace amazed visitors with its splendor. This is how G.S. describes his impressions of the palace, its owner and its treasures in 1803. Reimers, the author of essays about St. Petersburg, in the book “St. Petersburg at the end of its first century”: “This house with four polished granite columns with bronze bases and capitals standing at the entrance and a marble balcony above them with bronze railings, facing with our eyes, the back side goes to B. Isaakievskaya street. It belonged to the eminent State Chancellor A.A., who died in 1799. Bezborodko. With enormous funds, being able to acquire everything that is new, a luxury that never disappears almost daily for rich people, the late prince had great taste and had a tendency to represent with due importance a strong and famous nobleman, corresponding to his position, which he occupied in Russia. His house was a clear proof of this. The more he acquired strength and significance in his service, the more, as a result of gifts from sovereigns, his income increased, the more he increased and decorated his home.
And then he continues: “The property of the buildings shows how one salon after another, one gallery after another, arose. The dining room and the dance hall are especially beautiful, and the Great Main Hall is simply magnificent, with marble columns, excellently executed according to the project of the architect Quarenghi. At both narrow ends of this hall are two large marble vases, made in Rome, with bas-relief figures of outstanding workmanship. On both long sides there are two significant whatnots rising almost to the ceiling, which are filled from top to bottom with Japanese and Chinese porcelain. The Bezborodko Palace also looks amazing thanks to the many richly decorated furniture that used to shine in royal France and the first palaces there before the revolution and until the terrible times that followed it, which (furniture) the prince purchased for a large sum. So here you can see furniture and room decorations, bureaus, girandoles, bronze figures for decorating tables, urns, silk tambour curtains and silk covers for chairs, which were previously in the Cabinet of the Petit Trianon of the unfortunate Marie Antoinette, this is beautiful furniture and chandeliers made of rock crystal from Palais Royal of the Duke of Orleans in Paris, rich and very rare, inlaid with tortoiseshell and yellow copper by the bureau of Charles Boulet, beautiful bronze statues of Houdon, and with them distinguished by their unusual size, made in Sevres near Paris, blue porcelain vases with beautiful bronze and white biscuit...
From the time of buying the house, Alexander Andreevich used every opportunity to acquire some rare work of art. On May 14, 1794, the Academy of Arts evaluated Bezborodko's activities as an encourager of the arts by electing him to "honorary art lovers for love and reverence for laudable arts," as stated in the "parchment letter" received by him for this title from the Academy.
In 1799 Alexander Bezborodko dies. A new owner appears at the house, the younger brother of Alexander Andreevich Ilya Andreevich Bezborodko, by this time, count, senator, member of the State Council. His family consisted of three children - son Andrei and two daughters: Lyubov and Cleopatra. Son Andrei will die in his youth. The eldest daughter Lyubov will marry Count Grigory Kushelev, who was vice-president of the Admiralty College. The Kushelevs had two sons: Grigory Grigoryevich, later director of the artillery department of the military Chancellor of the Ministry, and Alexander Grigoryevich, who received permission in 1816 to add to his last name the name of his famous maternal grandfather Alexander Bezborodko (later he became state controller).
His son, Grigory Alexandrovich, founded the magazine " Russian word” and “Chess Sheet”, wrote “Essays and Stories” (St. Petersburg, 1857, under the pseudonym Gritsko Grigorenko).
The youngest daughter of Ilya Andreevich Cleopatra married Prince Lobanov-Rostovsky.
In the Notes of Prince A.V. Kochubey says that in 1809 the house of Count Bezborodko "particularly perked up ... since that time, balls began to be given in the count's house in a huge mirrored hall adjacent to the red drawing room "Marie Antoinette". This was due to the release of the youngest daughter of Count Cleopatra.
Part of the house has been rented out since 1809. Ministers A.B. Kurakin, Shishkov, O.P. Kozodavlev, A.N. Golitsyn.
On June 3, 1815, Ilya Andreevich Bezborodko died, the mansion passed to his widow Anna Ivanovna Bezborodko, nee Shiryaeva.
After the death of Anna Ivanovna, which followed on July 27, 1824, the house was inherited and according to the “amicable division” between Colonel Princess Cleopatra Ilinichnaya Lobanova-Rostovskaya, (nee Bezborodko), and the sons of the eldest daughter of Ilya Andreevich Bezborodko Lyubov Ilyinichna Kusheleva - Count Alexander Grigorievich and Count Grigory Grigorievich Kushelev - went to the latter.
In 1825 the heirs wished to sell it to the Postal Department for 400 thousand rubles. When Alexander Nikolaevich Golitsyn, the head of the postal department, reported this to Emperor Alexander I, he ordered the house to be “traded”, but they “bargained” only in 1829 for 350 thousand rubles.
In connection with the purchase of the building by the Postal Department in 1829, the decoration of all interiors was changed; 81,034 rubles were spent on building the house in 1829. 32 kop. The main reconstruction of the building was carried out by architects Vasily Glinka and Albert Cavos in 1837, which was associated with the adaptation of the Main Hall to the church. According to the project of A. Kavos, the Corner Hall between the entrance hall and the Former Art Gallery was also rebuilt, and a staircase was arranged at this place.
In 1845, new alterations were made in the church hall, which is associated with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the church, the author of which was the architect Tamansky.
In 1870, further alterations of the facades and interiors of the building took place according to the project of the architect N. Lyubimov. From then until the end of the twentieth century, the decoration of the facades remained practically unchanged.
Starting from 1829, the building belonged to the Communications Department, after the People's Commissariat Post Office moved to Moscow in 1918, the vacated premises were transferred to the newly formed Main Directorate of the North-Western District.
The Church of the Twelve Apostles remained in its original location and continued to operate until December 1922.
And on October 20, 1924, an announcement appeared in the Krasnaya Gazeta: “From this date, the Museum of People’s Communications began to preparatory work for the transportation of the Museum to a new building in house 7 along Union Communications Street (former Pochtamtskaya).
Since 1935, the palace, as an architectural monument, has been under state protection.
In 1938, the question of a major overhaul of the building was raised, but the Great Patriotic War. During the war, the palace was badly damaged by shelling, but was quickly repaired, already in 1950 part of the exposition was opened to visitors. The former Church Hall (formerly the Great Front Hall) became Soviet.
In 1974, the building was closed for major repairs due to an emergency condition.
Having experienced periods of ups and downs during these almost 80 years of living in the palace of the Grand Chancellor, the Central Museum of Communications. A.S. Popova announces the completion of the overhaul of the palace and invites visitors to the opening of a new exposition.
Alexander Andreevich Bezborodko - unusual person, who, with a phenomenal memory and outstanding abilities as a diplomat, was able to increase his importance at court, making a career from an ordinary petitioner to his appointment as chancellor Russian Empire. Even before taking office as the head of the Post Office, in 1781 Bezborodko acquired and merged 2 plots with the buildings located on them. J. Quarenghi worked on the project for the reconstruction of two buildings into one. The drawings of the interiors and the design of the facade (from the side of Pochtamtskaya Street) have survived to this day. special hallmark of this estate was what was immediately housed art galleries– A. Bezborodko often used every opportunity to decorate his house with rare works of art.
Story
Alexander Andreevich Bezborodko under the empress headed the Postal Department. And fate decreed that the relatives first rented out part of his palace (1809-1815), and lived in the other part themselves. Until 1825, the house was passed from one relative to another, divided between them, and after that it was decided to sell it. Bargained on the price only by 1829, and the house was safely transferred to the Postal Department for 350 thousand rubles.
After the sale, all the interiors of the house were redone and lost to history. Only the letters of A. Bezborodko himself remained, where he describes the interiors in detail, and the notes of Reimers (the author of essays about St. Petersburg).
Since 1924, the Museum of People's Communications has moved into the building, and since 1935 the building has been protected by the state and is recognized as an architectural monument.
Palace today
Today former palace Chancellor Bezborodko is the Central Museum of Communications. A. S. Popov, the complete reconstruction of which was completed in 2003 (since 2001, the museum has been funded by the state).
The halls of the first floor delight guests with 2 atriums, one of which hosts exhibitions, seminars and conferences, the second one hosts permanent exhibitions(“Mobile communication”, “Evolution of technologies”, “Communication with extraterrestrial civilizations”, etc.).
The second floor will delight guests with the Grand Hall and the Hall of Temporary Exhibitions, the Anteroom, as well as halls with exhibits dedicated to the history and development of all types of communications, from telegraph to space, as well as radio and television. Visiting the museum, guests will learn that:
- it is in third place among all museums in the world with a scientific and technical focus;
- it contains the first copies of the Luch-15 communications satellite and A.S. Popova;
- one of the important exhibits is located here - the state collection of postage stamps of the Russian Federation, which is priceless for any philatelist in the world.
The museum has existed for many years and still pleases its visitors with innovative "chips". There is a post office, an Internet center, a scientific and technical library. There is an opportunity to get acquainted with the exhibits and even work with them. For example, on the second tier exhibition hall“Radio communication. The middle of the XX century” there is a radio station, where on any Tuesday from 14.00 to 17.00 radio sessions with call signs are held.
What to watch
Paying for a one-time visit without an excursion, you can independently inspect the various halls with exhibits, read information about them. Excursion programs are designed for a large number of people and for different age categories. For the little ones, the museum holds interactive thematic classes, and for schoolchildren - thematic excursions.
The cost of group tours, which require prior registration, will be up to 3500 rubles. A one-time visit to the museum will cost 200 rubles for an adult, 100 rubles for privileged visitors (students, pensioners, schoolchildren), admission for preschoolers is free.
Both adults and children can participate in the entertaining quest "Signalman". The difficulty of the quest is divided by age. Participation fee: 5000 rubles for adults, 7000 rubles for children. The price is indicated without taking into account entrance ticket to the museum for each person present.
Museum opening hours: daily from 10:30 to 18:00. The ticket office closes an hour before closing - at 17:00. The palace is closed on Sundays and Mondays (weekends), as well as on the last Thursday of each month.
How to get there:
You can get to the museum from St. metro station Spasskaya, Admiralteyskaya or Sadovaya. The palace is located in the historical part of the city, in the very center, near St. Isaac's Cathedral at Pochtamtsky lane, 4 (or Pochtamtskaya street, 7). Nearest ground transportation stops: St. Isaac's Square”(buses No. 10, 70, fixed-route taxi No. 252), Pochtamtsky Lane (trolleybuses No. 5, 22), DK Svyazi (buses No. 3, 22, 27).
