Duke's Hall, Rundale Palace, Rundale, Latvia


Rundāle Palace is one of the most outstanding monuments of Baroque and Rococo art in Latvia. It was built between 1736 and 1740 as a summer residence of Duke Ernst Johann of Courland. Rundale Palace (Latvia) designed by Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1736. The Italian masters from St. Petersburg Francesco Martini and Carlo Zucchi created paintings on the ceilings and walls while sculptor Johann Michael Graff from Berlin made stucco decorations on the background of artificial marble.


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Location: Rundale Palace, Rundale, Latvia
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