The Klov Palace () is the seat of the

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. The building takes its name from Klov, a neighbourhood of Pechersk District. The

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residence was constructed between 1752 and 1756 with funds provided by

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. The Russian royal family were expected to stay at the palace during their visits to the monastery, as they did in a wooden palace that had preceded it. The architects are thought to have been Gottfried Johann Schädel and Pyotr Neyelov. The actual construction was supervised by Stepan Kovnir. The main hall has the

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frescoed in 1760. A

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was laid out around the palace. The palace was never visited by any royalty, however, and it was not long before it fell into disrepair.

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, who was passing through Kyiv in 1787, preferred

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for her residence. It was destroyed by a fire in 1858 and was rebuilt soon after with the addition of an upper story and the side wings.Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР
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. A restoration process was undertaken in the 1970s.

Occupants of the palace

* The publishing house of the Kyiv Pechersk Monastery (1760s) * A

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(1770–1811) * First Kyiv Gymnasium (1811–1857) * The diocesan school for girls (late 19th century) * The Ukrainian Museum of the

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(1974–81) * The Kyiv History Museum (1980s and 1990s)

References

External links

* {{commons category-inline, Klov Palace
The Supreme Court of Ukraine
Buildings and structures in Kyiv Baroque palaces in Ukraine Houses completed in 1756 Pecherskyi District National supreme court buildings