Priory Palace
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Coordinates: 59°33′29″N 30°7′17″E / 59.55806°N 30.12139°E
Priory Palace is an original palace in Gatchina (Гатчина), Russia. It was built in 1799 by the architect N. A. Lvov on the shore of the Black Lake (Chyornoye ozero / Чёрное озеро). Constructed for the Russian Grand Priory of the Order of St John, it was presented to the Order by a decree of Paul I of Russia dated August 23, 1799.
External links
- Gatchina Palace and Museum - official site including Priory Palace
- Priory - history, interiors, legends etc.
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