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|Nevsky Prospekt|Custom1|O:267|, 17 1752-54
Architect B.Rastrelli
Now the |Russian Museum|Custom1|W:185| branch
(see |Museum Information|Custom1|W:197|)

The Stroganov Palace is located at the crossing 
of |Nevsky Prospekt|Custom1|O:267| and the Moika River 
embankment. Unlike the estate-type palaces 
popular in those times, the Stroganov Palace 
faces the |Nevsky Prospekt|Custom1|O:267| with its main facade. 
On the ground floor there are auxiliary rooms 
and the vestibule in front of the main staircase. 
The exterior and the layout of the building are a 
brilliant example of the Russian Baroque style.In 
the late 18-th century the palace belonged to 
Count A.Stroganov, who was an outstanding 
patron of arts and the |Academy of Arts|Custom1|O:85| Presi- 
dent. Stroganov supported his former serf, the 
talented architect A. Voronikhin, whose first work 
was to become the interior reconstruction of the 
Stroganov Palace in 1793. Due to the recon- 
struction a number of the first-floor interiors 
were redecorated in the classical style.