| Mariinskyi Palace | |
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Маріїнський палац | |
.jpg) Façade of the palace | |
  Location within Kyiv Show map of Ukraine Kyiv Mariinskyi Palace (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Location | Hrushevsky street 5A, 01008Kyiv,Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°26′54″N30°32′15″E / 50.44833°N 30.53750°E /50.44833; 30.53750 |
| Construction started | 1744 |
| Completed | 1752 |
| Client | Elizabeth of Russia (House of Romanov) |
| Owner | Ukraine |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Bartolomeo Rastrelli |
TheMariinskyi Palace (Ukrainian:Маріїнський палац,romanized: Mariinskyi palats) is the official residence of thepresident of Ukraine. TheElizabethan baroquepalace is sited on the right bank of theDnipro River inKyiv,Ukraine, adjoining theneo-classicalbuilding of the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament of Ukraine.
The palace was constructed by command of theRussianempressElizaveta Petrovna in 1744; her architect wasBartolomeo Rastrelli, the most eminent architect working in theRussian Empire at that time. One of the students of Rastrelli,Ivan Michurin, together with a group of other architects, completed the palace in 1752. Empress Elizabeth, however, did not live to see the palace completed; the first senior-ranking member of the imperial family to stay in the palace was Empress Elizabeth's niece-in-law,Empress Catherine II, who visited Kyiv in 1787. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the palace was the main residence of thegovernors-general.
In the early 19th century, the palace burned down in a series of fires, and was in total disrepair and abandoned for almost half a century. In 1870,EmperorAlexander II had the palace reconstructed by the architect Konstantin Mayevsky, using old drawings andwatercolours as a guide. It was then renamed after the reigningEmpress Maria Alexandrovna. By her wish, a large park was established off the southern side of the palace. The palace was used as a residence for visiting members of the Imperial Family until 1917.
During the years of theRussian Civil War in 1917–1920, the palace was used as theKyivrevkom headquarters, particularly during theKyiv Bolshevik Uprising. In the 1920s, the building belonged to an agricultural school, soon after which it became a museum. The Mariinskyi was badly damaged during theSecond World War, and was restored at the end of the 1940s. Another major restoration was completed in the early 1980s.
In June 2007, the reconstruction of the palace began, which was expected to be completed by 2011, but as of 2017, was still ongoing.[1] On 5 April 2022 PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the White Hall of the Mariinskyi Palace, where the state leadership receives heads of foreign states, would be called the White Hall of Heroes of Ukraine, and those who have been awarded the title ofHero of Ukraine would be awarded here.[2][3]
The music video for the song "Naatu Naatu" from the 2022 IndianTelugu language filmRRR was filmed at Mariinskyi Palace in August 2021.[4][5] The song won the 2022Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[6] and the95th Academy Award for Best Original Song.[7][8]
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