myfairylily:The ballroom at Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was designed by Ivan Starov
myfairylily:The ballroom at Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was designed by Ivan Starov, at the request of Grigory Potemkin (1739-91), lover of Catherine the Great. The building of the palace in Palladian style began in 1783 and lasted six years. It is considered the largest noble residence of Russia of the 18th century. -- source link