Italian palace
Russia, St. Petersburg, Kronstadt, St. Makarovskaya, 5.
Description:
The Italian Palace is located on Makarovskaya Street in the center of Kronstadt, is considered the oldest building of the city. The project of this large palace structure was developed by the architect I. F. Braunstein, the customer was made by Prince A. D. Menshikov. The palace was built in 1720-1724. Since the owner of this building is Prince Menshikov, the building was also known as the Menshikov Palace.
Initially, the decoration of the palace was made in the style of Peter's Baroque, but, after numerous reconstructions, by the middle of the XIX century, the palace appearance was completely changed.
After Menshikov lost the royal favor, his possessions passed into the property of the imperial family. For some time the building was used as a school, but a fire in 1926 destroyed most of the building.
After a series of new owners and owners, in December 2011, the palace was transferred to the branch of the CVMM Kronstadt fortress.