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Created by Francesco Rastrelli in the 1750s, the Large Ballroom is the only completely preserved Russian baroque interior in St. Petersburg (interiors in the Winter Palace and the Big Palace in Tsarskoye selo were restored after destruction later).
The restoration works have been begun in 1995.
The museum has carried out the following works:
- restoration of the moulding
- restoration of the gilded fretwork
- restoration of the second-largest plafond in Europe by Giuseppe Valeriani
Completion of the works necessitates:
recreation of the parquet floor using rosewood, maple, sandal-wood, plane, lemon, amaranth, box-tree (the area of rosette and frieze - 67,8 sq. m.).
Approximate cost of the works - $ 38 710
- restoration of six painted dessus de portes
Approximate cost - $ 64 520
| - restoration of six painted dessus de portes |
- $ 3 290 |
| - restoration of four-door canvases |
- $ 5 230 |
| - restoration of the balcony bars |
-$ 37 890 |
| - restoration of the dessus de portes' gilt frames |
- $ 36 440 |
| Total cost of the works |
- $ 186 080 |
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