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- and its present form is primarily the work of
- Bartolomeo Rastrelli who took on the job in
- 1752 after he had completed the Hermitage
- pavilion nearby and before turning his attention
- to the |Winter Palace|Custom1|O:1| in the city itself. The
- Catherine Palace sustained much damage during
- the war but today it stands again in all its glory with
- its 300-meter-long facade, featuring a row of white
- columns and pilasters.
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