Saint Petersburg Catherine Palace, Pushkin
		Return to St. Petersburg page            Russia & Siberia trip gallery            Homepage Catherine Palace in Pushkin, south of Saint Petersburg, is the longest palace in the world, built for Catherine I in the the 1700s as a summer residence for the Tsars. It was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II, and its famous amber room vanished. Today, the palace has been reconsturcted in every detail, including the famous room.