⛪ Rundāle Palace Chapel
Latvia
About This Sacred Site
Rundāle Palace, often called the 'Versailles of the Baltics,' is an 18th-century Baroque and Rococo palace in southern Latvia designed by Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, the architect of St. Petersburg's Winter Palace. The palace chapel is an exquisite Rococo space with gilded stucco, painted ceilings by Italian artist Francesco Martini, and a lavishly decorated altar. Built for Ernst Johann von Biron, Duke of Courland, the palace complex is Latvia's most magnificent architectural ensemble.
Key Facts
- •Designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, who also designed the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
- •Built between 1736 and 1740 for the Duke of Courland, Ernst Johann von Biron
- •The chapel features gilded Rococo ornamentation and ceiling paintings by Francesco Martini
- •The palace complex includes 138 rooms and a restored French formal garden
- •Serves as Latvia's most important museum of Baroque and Rococo art
Location
Coordinates: 56.4131, 24.0245
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