English Palace
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The English Palace (Russian: Английский дворец) was a neoclassical palace within the Peterhof Palace complex in Petergof, Russia. Sometimes, it is also named the New Peterhof palace (Russian: Новый Петергофский дворец). It was Giacomo Quarenghi’s first important commission in Russia, a magnificent rectangular edifice with a Corinthian portico in Palladian style. The palace, commissioned by empress Catherine II the Great, was blown up by the Germany army during World War II, and was later demolished by the Soviet government.