Tsarskoye Selo: Palaces & Parks
St. Petersburg: Al'fa-Kolor, 2008. sewn pb. A nicely produced and thorough visual survey of the buildings, interiors, works of decorative art at the palace ensemble of Tsarskoe Selo. The first chapters cover the main structures: the Catherine Palace, the Bath Pavilion, the Hermitage Pavilion, the Cameron Gallery, the Agate Room, the Grotto Pavilion, and the Admiralty. Later chapters present the landscape, gardens and parks with their many whimsical architectural structures reflecting the tastes of neoclassicism, romanticism, and historicism such as the Marble Bridge, Turkish Baths, Pyramid, Greek Caprice, Turkish Pavilion, Chinese Village, Arsenal, Lyceum, and Egyptian Gates. 143 p., 7 1/8 x 10 1/4, 7 b-&-w illus., 173 color, ENGLISH. Item #2078
ISBN: 9785977800440
Price: $35.00