Palace of the Prince of Oldenburg
Palace Embankment, 2, St. Petersburg
Description:
The Palace of the Prince of Oldenburg (Palace Embankment, 2 / Millionnaya St., 1) is better known as the Betsky House. To get to the elite mansion of the XVIII century with a very spacious courtyard, located in the historical central part of the city, you can from the metro stations "Gostiny Dvor", as well as "Nevsky Prospekt" and "Gorkovskaya".
In the post-revolutionary years, the Central Pedagogical Museum was opened here, at which the Saltykov-Shchedrin circle association carried out its activities. In the middle of the last century, the building was remade, and the Leningrad Library Institute was located in it. Nowadays, the building is connected by means of special internal passages with the Saltykov house. Today, the State Institute of Culture is located in the Oldenburg Palace.