Winter Palace

Summary

Winter Palace is a palace^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Winter Palace is located in Dvortsovy Municipal Okrug^[3].
• Winter Palace is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Winter Palace is in the country of Russian Empire^[5].
• Winter Palace is in the country of Soviet Union^[6].
• Winter Palace's instance of is recorded as palace^[7].
• Winter Palace's instance of is recorded as museum building^[8].
• Winter Palace's architect is recorded as Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli^[9].
• Winter Palace's commissioned by is recorded as Peter the Great^[10].
• Winter Palace's founder is recorded as Elizabeth I of Russia^[11].
• Winter Palace's architectural style is recorded as Elizabethan Baroque^[12].
• Winter Palace is part of Hermitage Museum^[13].
• Winter Palace is part of historic centre of Saint Petersburg^[14].
• Winter Palace's Commons category is recorded as Winter Palace^[15].
• Winter Palace's occupant is recorded as Hermitage Museum^[16].
• 1754 marks the founding of Winter Palace^[17].
• Winter Palace's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.940277777778, 'lon': 30.313888888889}^[18].
• Winter Palace's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.939832, 'lon': 30.31456}^[19].
• Winter Palace's located on street is recorded as Palace Embankment^[20].
• Winter Palace's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Second Admiral Island^[21].
• Winter Palace's official website is recorded as http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage^[22].
• Winter Palace's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Winter Palace^[23].
• Winter Palace's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[24].
• Winter Palace's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[25].
• Winter Palace's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Winter Palace's described by source is recorded as Winter Palace Research^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Russian Empire^[5], an empire^[31], in Russian Empire^[32], founded in 1721^[33]; and Soviet Union^[6], a federal republic^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1922^[36]. Winter Palace is located in Dvortsovy Municipal Okrug^[3]. Part of include Hermitage Museum^[13], a museum of culture^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1764^[39] and historic centre of Saint Petersburg^[14], an old town^[40], in Russia^[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include palace^[7] and museum building^[8]. Winter Palace's heritage designation is recorded as federal cultural heritage site in Russia^[42].

History and Context

1754 marks the founding of Winter Palace^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Winter Palace include Winter Canal^[43], a canal^[44], in Russia^[45], founded in 1719^[46].

Why It Matters

Winter Palace has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include Winter Canal^[43], a canal^[44], in Russia^[45], founded in 1719^[46].