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Yelagin Palace
Yelagin Palace (Елагин дворец; also "Yelaginsky" or "Yelaginoostrovsky Dvorets") is a Palladian villa on Yelagin Island in Saint Petersburg which served as a royal summer palace during the reign of Alexander I. The villa was designed for Alexander's mother, Maria Fyodorovna, by the architect Carlo Rossi. It was constructed in 1822 on the site of an earlier mansion built during the rule of Catherine the Great. The house sustained damage during World War II but was rebuilt and currently houses a museum.
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it is the easternmost island and gives its name to the group. It was renamed as Workers' Island () in Soviet times. Since that era and to this day, government residences have been located on Kamenny Island.
Geography Yelagin Island.
Yelagin Island () lies in the centre/north, where the Yelagin Palace is located.
Geography Krestovsky Island.
Krestovsky Island () is the westernmost and largest island. It is the location of the Kamenny Island Palace.
History of Kamenny Island.
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