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      🏛 Petrovsky Travel Palace

      Ленинградский пр., 40

      Matvey Kazakov's red-brick "Gothic" palace on the Petersburg road — tsars rested here before entering Moscow, and in 1812 Napoleon sheltered here from the fire.

      Petrovsky Travel Palace
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      Petrovsky Travel Palace
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      Petrovsky Travel Palace
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      • The palace was built by Matvey Kazakov in 1776–1780 on Catherine II's commission.
      • Emperors travelling from Petersburg to their coronation made their last stop before Moscow here.
      • In September 1812 Napoleon waited out the fire of Moscow here.
      • From the 1920s the palace was occupied by the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy.
      • It now houses the Moscow Government Reception House and a hotel.

      Part of these routes

      • Petrovsky Park and Khodynka: from the palace to the airfield
      • Petrovsky Park with a stroller: the palace and alleys
      • Petrovsky Palace and the former airstrip

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