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      🏛 Lefortovo Palace

      2-я Бауманская ул., 3

      A two-storey stone palace of the late 17th century, built for Franz Lefort, now a military archive.

      Lefortovo Palace
      © Александр Сигачёв · CC0
      Lefortovo Palace
      © A.Savin · FAL 1.3
      • The palace was built in 1696–1699 by order of Peter I for his associate Franz Lefort.
      • The housewarming was celebrated on 12 February 1699, and three weeks later Lefort died.
      • Under Lefort the main hall had a gallery for an orchestra with an organ.
      • In 1706 Peter gave the palace to Menshikov, who rebuilt it with the help of architect Francesco Fontana.
      • In 1729 Peter II got engaged here to Ekaterina Dolgorukova, but died of smallpox in January 1730, shortly before the wedding.
      • Since 1804 military archives have been kept in the palace; in the 20th century it housed the Russian State Military History Archive.

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      • The German Quarter and Lefortovo
      • All day: Moscow of Peter the Great
      • From Yelokhovo Cathedral to the palaces of Lefortovo

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