Engineer Castle

Saint Peterburg and its surroundings, North West, Russia

In 1797 emperor Paul I wanted to build a new ce-remonial castle-like residence. He was the Master of Malthusian Order and loved castles built in the style of medieval fortresses. So was the Gatchina Palace, and so would be the Engineer Castle

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Attractions nearby

Hermitage (Winter Palace)

Aurora cruiser

Peterhof

Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)

Peter and Paul Fortress

Savior on the Blood Cathedral

Peter I monument

Russian Museum and Mikchailovskiy Garden

Engineer Castle (Mikhailovsky Castle)

Oranienbaum estate

Strelna

Ivangorod Fortress

Bogoslovka Museum of Wooden Architecture

Alexander Nevsky Lavra

Chesma Church

Yusupov Palace

Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral

Spit of Vasilievsky (St. Basil) Island

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