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OVERALL VIEW

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Entrance, Exit
Coat Check
Ticket Office
Cafe
Restrooms

Ground Floor
1. 1
  An introductory display on the history of the palace
  
  An introductory display on the history of the palace
2. 3
  The display “The Private Rooms of the Emperor Paul I”
  
  The display “The Private Rooms of the Emperor Paul I”
  
  The display is housed in the former private rooms of the Emperor Paul I. On view here are rare emperor’s memorabilia that were in the rooms during his lifetime.
3. 4
  The Vestibule
  
  The Vestibule
4. 5
  Entrance to the Signal Tower
  
  Entrance to the Signal Tower
5. 6
  Entrance to underground passage
  
  Entrance to underground passage
  
  An underground passage running to the Silver Lake was built back in the time of the Palace’s first owner, Grigory Orlov. Thanks to good acoustics, the echo repeats up to four syllables, hence the exit to Silver Lake bank was called the Echo Grotto.
6. 7
  Ceremonial staircase
  
  The Ceremonial Staircase
  
  The Staircase leads out from the Vestibule, faced with Pudost limestone, into the staterooms and up to the second floor of the Main Building. As part of the mid-19th century remodelling, the walls of the upper landing were hung with canvases made by Russian painters showing views of Gatchina.
7. 8
  Access to the Arsenal Wing and the exhibition “Alexander III’s Family at Gatchina”
  
  Access to the Arsenal Wing and the exhibition “Alexander III’s Family at Gatchina”
1st FLOOR
2nd FLOOR