Catherine Palace...in Tsarskoe Seloe...is a lavish complex, designed by Rastrelli for Tsarina Elizabeth who named it the Catherine Palace in honour of her mother, Catherine I, the original owner of the estate. The baroque facade is stunningly adorned with atlantes, columns, pilasters and ornamental window framings, whilst the rooms and halls are all a glitter with mirrors, gilded carvings and ceiling paintings....the Amber Room has been recreated and replicate the original amber panels, gifted by Prussia to Peter the Great...