Russia · Restored
Saint Michael's Castle
Saint Michael's Castle (Mikhailovsky Castle) is a late 18th–early 19th century former imperial residence in central Saint Petersburg, built for Emperor Paul I and later given to the engineering school. The building is a square block with rounded corners around an octagonal inner courtyard and mixes French classicist, Italianate and baroque motifs.
First raised
1801
Its prime
1801
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1801
The shape it held in its prime.
A low, broad rectangular block with rounded corners rising three storeys around an octagonal inner courtyard; the main south façade has a projecting pale-stone central section with a large arched entrance, giant pilasters/columns and a triangular pediment with a high relief. Flanking wings are rendered in warm ochre/orange with regularly spaced sash windows, a darker rusticated base, and a shallow roofline. The castle occupies an artificial island fed by the Moika and Fontanka rivers and reached by a series of bridges.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1801.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Saint Michael's Castle — including 3 interiors: octagonal inner courtyard, state passage and main staircase, imperial bedchamber suite (emperor paul's chamber). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Saint Michael's Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1801 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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