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    Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (Russian: Франче́ско Бартоломе́о (Варфоломе́й Варфоломе́евич) Растре́лли; 1700 in Paris, Kingdom of France – 29 April 1771...
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    Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1675 – 18 November 1744) was an Italian sculptor and architect. Born in Italy, he moved in 1716 to Russia, where he worked...
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    financed grandiose Baroque projects of her favourite architect, Bartolomeo Rastrelli, particularly in Peterhof Palace. The Winter Palace and the Smolny...
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  • Olympic swimmer Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1675–1744), Italian sculptor who emigrated to Russia in 1716 Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700–1771), French-born...
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    the times of Peter the Great, whose death mask was taken by Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Also well known are the death masks of Nicholas I, and Alexander...
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    Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli on Tsaritsa's Meadow behind the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg. Neither building survives. It was in 1730 that Rastrelli designed...
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    style Rocaille or Rococo style. The Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli is the key figure of this trend, which is still given the name 'Rastrellian...
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    Jelgava Palace (category Bartolomeo Rastrelli buildings)
    states. It was built in the 18th century based on the design of Bartolomeo Rastrelli as a residence for the Dukes of Courland in their capital of Mitau...
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    Catherine Palace (category Bartolomeo Rastrelli buildings)
    connected by four galleries with hanging gardens. Then in 1751, Bartolomeo Rastrelli undertook a major reconstruction effort, integrating several buildings...
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    Saint Petersburg, by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, 1748 Tsarskoe Selo, Pushkin, Russia, by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, 1749–1756 The debut of Russian...
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