In 1717, Peter the Great commissioned a building for his wife, Catherine, who succeeded him after his death, but her namesake palace only began taking on its grand stature in 1743, when their ...

Getting your share of airline commissionsFollowing the commission cuts starting in the 90s, each major airline has entered into confidential, bilateral agreements with... A refresher on river ...

More than being figments of our imagination, these castles are real. Spanning continents, castles around the world stand ...

Palace photos, especially those shot by Catherine, had come under scrutiny ... who was back to his royal duties on Tuesday attending the grand opening of James Place Newcastle, was asked how ...

destroy the historic building of the Palace of Grand Prince Potemkin, which he built for Catherine II?" he wrote. Catherine II, most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning Empress ...

The State Museum-Reserve "Tsarskoye Selo" (St. Petersburg, Pushkin) hosted the grand opening of the interiors of the Zubovsky wing of the Catherine Palace after a large-scale restoration. The project ...