Mikhailovsky Castle

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Mikhailovsky, or Engineering,
Castle is a former imperial
palace in the center of St.
Petersburg at Sadovaya St., 2, at
the turn of the XVIII—XIX
centuries, built as a castle on
the water by order of Emperor
Paul I and became the place of
his death. This building is the
largest architectural
monument that completes the
history of St. Petersburg
architecture of the XVIII
century.

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How, it is believed that St. Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg predicted that
Paul I would live as long as the letters in the saying above the main
facade of the Mikhailovsky Castle. The inscription on the pediment read:
"The holiness of the Lord befits your house for the length of days." After
the news of Pavel's death, Petersburgers ran to the castle and began to
count the letters.

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According to legend, a ghost appears in the castle at midnight, but I
don't go there at that time," Vladimir Puchkov told us. - Moreover, none of
the employees have ever seen him. Mikhailovsky Castle is very old, and
its history is connected with tragic events. Therefore, people want to
attribute some mystical features to this place.

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