Catherine Palace

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For the eponymous palace in Moscow, see Catherine Palace (Moscow).

The Catherine Palace (Russian: Екатерининский дворец, romanized: Yekaterininskiy dvorets) is a Rococo palace in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of St. Petersburg, Russia. It was the summer residence of the Russian tsars. The palace is part of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.

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