Pella Palace
Pella Palace was a summer residence built during the reign of Catherine II of Russia for her grandson, future emperor Alexander. It was situated on the left bank of the Neva River, 30 km east of Saint Petersburg, where the town of Otradnoye now stands.Photo: Giacomo Quarenghi, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pella railway station and Hill of Glory monument.
Pella railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ssr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pella is a railway station located in Otradnoye, Russia. It opened in 1911 and is 36 km from the Moskovsky railway station. There is another railway station within the city: Ivanovskaya railway station.
Hill of Glory monument
Cliff
Photo: Niktimin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hill of Glory monument is a cliff, which is situated 2½ km west of Pella Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otradnoye and Ostrovki.
Otradnoye
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Otradnoye is a town in Kirovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located 40 kilometers east of St. Petersburg on the left bank of the Neva River, at its confluence with the Tosna River. Population: 23,866 ; 21,570 ; 22,386 .
Ostrovki
Hamlet
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Ostrovki is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km north of Pella Palace.
Sapyorny
Village
Sapyorny is a municipal settlement in Kolpinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Population: 1,378 ; 1,401 ;… Sapyorny is situated 6 km west of Pella Palace.
Pella Palace
- Type: Locality
- Description: residence of Catherine the Great near St. Petersburg
- Categories: palace, destroyed building or structure, and architectural landmark
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Pella Palace” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pella”
- German: “Pella”
- Hebrew: “ארמון פלה”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pella-slottet”
- Norwegian: “Pella-slottet”
- Russian: “Пелла”
- Russian: “Пеллинский дворец”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stantsiya Pella and Tosna.
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