Saint Michael's Castle

former royal residence in the historic centre of Saint Petersburg, Russia
Place palace Q2000542
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Saint Michael's Castle

Summary

Saint Michael's Castle is a palace[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saint Michael's Castle is located in Saint Petersburg[3].
  • Saint Michael's Castle is located in Sadovaya Street[4].
  • Saint Michael's Castle is in the country of Russia[5].
  • Saint Michael's Castle is in the country of Russian Empire[6].
  • Saint Michael's Castle is in the country of Soviet Union[7].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's image is recorded as Saint Michael's Castle South.jpg[8].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's instance of is recorded as palace[9].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[10].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's instance of is recorded as museum building[11].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's architect is recorded as Vincenzo Brenna[12].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's architect is recorded as Vasili Bazhenov[13].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's founder is recorded as Paul I of Russia[14].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's owned by is recorded as Paul I of Russia[15].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassical architecture[16].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's architectural style is recorded as Russian pseudo-gothic[17].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315945401[18].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's GND ID is recorded as 4570234-2[19].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's part of is recorded as Russian Museum[20].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's part of is recorded as historic centre of Saint Petersburg[21].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's Commons category is recorded as St. Michael's Castle[22].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20046456[23].
  • +1801-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Saint Michael's Castle[24].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.940416666667, 'lon': 30.337638888889}[25].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027514f[26].
  • Saint Michael's Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia[5], a sovereign state[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1991[30]; Russian Empire[6], an empire[31], in Russian Empire[32], founded in 1721[33]; and Soviet Union[7], a federal republic[34], in Soviet Union[35], founded in 1922[36]. Located in include Saint Petersburg[3], a federal city of Russia[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1703[39] and Sadovaya Street[4], a street[40], in Russia[41]. Part of include Russian Museum[20], an art museum[42], in Russia[43], founded in 1895[44] and historic centre of Saint Petersburg[21], an old town[45], in Russia[46].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include palace[9], castle[10], and museum building[11]. Saint Michael's Castle's heritage designation is recorded as federal cultural heritage site in Russia[47].

History and Context

+1801-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Saint Michael's Castle[24]. Its owned by is recorded as Paul I of Russia[15].

Why It Matters

Saint Michael's Castle ranks in the top 9% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . ru-monuments.toolforge.org. ru-monuments.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ru-monuments.toolforge.org. ru-monuments.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [47] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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