Priory Palace

Priory Palace (Russian: Приоратский дворец) is an original palace in the formerly royal town of Gatchina, Leningrad oblast, Northwest Russia, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. It was built in 1799 by the architect Nikolay Lvov on the shore of the Black Lake (Chyornoye ozero / Чёрное озеро). Constructed for the Russian Grand Priory of the Order of St John, it was presented to the Order by a decree of Paul I of Russia dated August 23, 1799.

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Priory Palace ranks #2,206 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #69 of the 141 mapped in Russia. Founded 1797, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,135 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Saint Petersburg, 45 km away. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.

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