Kuskovo

Kuskovo
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General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical
Town or cityMoscow
CountryRussia
Completed18th century
ClientPyotr Sheremetev
Kuskovo Church and Bell Tower
Tapestry Room of Kuskovo Palace
Everyday bedchamber of Kuskovo Palace
Dining Room of Kuskovo Palace
Hermitage in English landscape garden of Kuskovo
Garden à la Française and grotto at Kuskovo
Service of Sèvres porcelain given by Napoleon to Czar Alexander I in 1807, on display in the Dancing Hall.

Kuskovo (Russian: Куско́во) was the summer country house and estate of the Sheremetev family. Built in the mid-18th century, it was originally situated several miles to the east of Moscow but now is part of the East District of the city. It was one of the first great summer country estates of the Russian nobility, and one of the few near Moscow still preserved. Today the estate is the home of the Russian State Museum of Ceramics, and the park is a favourite place of recreation for Muscovites.[1]

  1. ^ Kuskovo is also the name of the village that grew up round the estate.