Shuvalov Palace [SEP] located next to body of water
Shuvalov Palace
The Shuvalov Palace or Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace () is a neoclassical palace on the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Once home to the noble Shuvalov and Naryshkin families, the building has housed the Fabergé Museum since 2013.
History.
History Private ownership.
The details of the construction are unknown, but the Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace was constructed in the late 18th century, possibly to a design by Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi. The first owners of the palace were the Count and Countess Vorontsov.
the Moika Palace), later sold to the House of Yusupov, who decorated it with shameless opulence, best known as the place where Rasputin was killed (, , , );
- the Shuvalov Palace, a Neoclassical palace located on the Fontanka embankment, inherited by Pavel Petrovich Shuvalov from the Naryshkin family in 1900, which is now the location of the Fabergé Museum ("illustrated, to the right");
- the manor of Pargolovo near St. Petersburg.
They also inherited the possessions and castles of