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- till the middle of the 19th century. Beyond the
- palace a spacious landscape garden was laid
- out, while the newly-laid Tavricheskaya and
- Potiomkinskaya (Potiomkin) Streets confine the
- ensemble in the east and west.After Potiomkin's
- death the palace was taken over by the Treasury
- and became one of the favorite placed of
- residence of Catherine II. During the reign of
- Paul I the palace was turned into the barracks of
- the Horse Guards Regiment, and all the
- belongings were removed to the |Mikhailovsky|Custom1|O:35|
- |Palace|Custom1|O:35|. In 1802-4 the palace was restored anew
- (architect L.Rusca); the interiors underwent
- considerable alterations. In 1906-17 the |State|Custom1|O:32|
- |Duma|Custom1|O:32| was sitting in the palace; consequently,
- some of the rooms were reconstructed
- (architect P.Shestov). During the February
- Revolution the Provisional Goverment and the
- Executive Committee of the Soviets of Worker's
- and Soldier's Deputies resided in the palace. In
- 1930s it housed the All-Union Agricultural
- Communist University, later - the Higher
- Communist Party School.
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