Gatchina in russia

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Gatchina in russia[/b][/size]


The Empress took such a great liking of the Gatchina Palace and park, that at Orlov's death in 1783, she bought it from his heirs and presented it to her son, the future [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Emperor_Paul_I_of_Russia][u][color:8b9b=#0000ff]Emperor Paul I[/u][/color][/url].
Paul I was the owner of Gatchina for eighteen years, he invested much resources as well as used his experience from his travels around Europe to make Gatchina the exemplary town and residence. During the 1790s, Paul expanded and rebuilt much of the palace, and renovated palatial interiors in the sumptuous [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Neoclassicism][u][color:8b9b=#0000ff]Neoclassical[/u][/color][/url] style ([i]illustration, left[/i]). Paul I graced the park with numerous additions, bridges, gates, and pavilions, such as "The Isle of Love" , "The Private garden", "The Holland garden" and "The Labyrinth" among many other additions. In 1796, after the death of his mother, [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Catherine_the_Great][u][color:8b9b=#0000ff]Catherine the Great[/u][/color][/url], Paul became Emperor Paul I of Russia, and granted Gatchina the status of the Imperial City - official residence of the Russian Emperors.
A remarkable monument of Paul's reign is [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Priory_Palace][u][color:8b9b=#0000ff]Priory Palace[/u][/color]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-6"[u][color:8b9b=#0000ff][7][/u][/color][/url] on the shore of the Black Lake. Constructed for the [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Russian_tradition_of_the_Knights_Hospitaller][u][color:8b9b=#0000ff]Russian Grand Priory of the Order of St John[/u][/color][/url], it was presented to the Order by a decree of [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Paul_I_of_Russia][u][color:8b9b=#0000ff]Paul I of Russia[/u][/color][/url] dated [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/August_23][u][color:8b9b=#0000ff]August 23[/u][/color][/url], [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/1799][u][color:8b9b=#0000ff]1799[/u][/color][/url].