Tatyana Syasina

CHINA - RUSSIA: ON THE CROSSROADS OF CULTURES

Tatyana Syasina
Inside the Chinese Palace. THE STORY OF THE GLASS BEADED SALON

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The marvellous Glass Beaded Salon at the Oranienbaum estate has a rich history. A unique example of 18th century Russian interior design in the Rococo style, it is part of the grand suite of rooms that grace the Chinese Palace at the beautiful country estate of the Russian Tsars west of St. Petersburg. Conceived as Catherine the Great’s main audience chamber there, the salon was lavishly decorated in the Chinese style.