Description of the attraction
The Senate Palace is located on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin. The building was designed by the architect Matvey Kazakov. Construction was carried out from 1776 to 1787. Empress Catherine the Great ordered the construction of the palace to Kazakov.
The palace is made in the neoclassical style typical of the late 18th century. It was assumed that the building would be the seat of the highest authority in the Russian Empire - the Senate. From here the palace got its name. In the 19th century, the building housed "offices". In Soviet times, the palace housed V. I. Lenin. Later, the building housed the Council of Ministers of the USSR. Today the Senate Palace is the “working residence of the President of the Russian Federation”.
The residence of the President of the Russian Federation in the Senate Palace is divided into a representative part and a business part. In the business part there are two offices of the President - working and representative. The offices of the Presidential Aides and the Security Council meeting room are also located here.
The President's office is located in the center of the business area. The President's Library is located in the rotunda, on the third floor, in the northeastern part of the palace. In the business part of the palace there is a meeting room of the Security Council. The Armorial Hall is the first in the suite of representative halls. In the decorative design, the main role is played by the image of the coat of arms of Russia. The second name of the hall is Ambassadorial. It explains the purpose of the hall: in it the President receives the ambassadors of foreign states. The executive office is located in the Oval Hall of the Senate Palace. In it, the President of Russia holds meetings with the heads of foreign states and talks. The Catherine Hall is the main hall of the Senate Palace. It hosts solemn, official ceremonies with the participation of the President. State awards ceremonies take place in the Catherine Hall.
The Senate Palace is an example of civil architecture. The palace is designed in a classical style; it is decorated with antique orders, arches, vaults and domes. In the plan, the building is triangular, with an inner courtyard, which is divided across buildings into three parts. A round domed hall is located in the center of the architectural composition of the palace. Corridors run along the perimeter of the courtyards of the building, which connect all the premises of the palace.
The decoration of the facade of the palace is a rhythmic alternation of pilasters and blades mounted on a high pedestal that covers the basement of the building and its first floor. The center of the facade from the side of the Senate Square is decorated in the form of a triumphal arch. It has an Ionic four-column portico and a pediment that frames the passage to the courtyard.
