Shuvalov Palace

Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace
Нарышкин-Шуваловский Дворец
Shuvalov Palace on the Fontanka River
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Address	21 Fontanka River Embankment
Town or city	Saint Petersburg
Country	Russia
Current tenants	Fabergé Museum
Named for	Shuvalov family
Construction started	1780s
Renovated	1844-1859; 2006-2012
Design and construction
Architect	Giacomo Quarenghi (possible)
Renovating team
Architect	Bernard de Simone, Nikolai Yefimov (1844-1859)

The Shuvalov Palace or Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace (Russian: Шуваловский Дворец; Дворец Нарышкиных-Шуваловых) is a neoclassical palace on the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Once home to the noble Shuvalov and Naryshkin families, the building has housed the Fabergé Museum since 2013.

The details of the construction are unknown, but the Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace was constructed in the late 18th century, possibly to a design by Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi. The first owners of the palace were the Count and Countess Vorontsov.

In 1799, Maria Naryshkina, born Princess Maria Czetwertyńska-Światopełk (who was a Polish noble and was for 13 years the mistress of Tsar Alexander I) purchased the palace. Her husband, Dmitri Lvovich Naryshkin, filled it with spectacular art and marble sculptures, as well as antiquities including gems, coins, and weapons. The palace became the center of the Saint Petersburg society, and its grand ballroom — also known as the Alexandrovsky or White Column Hall — played host to society balls of up to 1,000 people. The most famous ball was held on 29 April [O.S. 17 April] 1834 to celebrate the 16th birthday of the tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich, the future Emperor Alexander II.

In 1844, the palace underwent extensive renovation for the wedding of Sofia Lvovna Naryshkina, the only daughter of Lev Naryshkin and , to Count Pyotr Pavlovich Shuvalov. After the 1846 wedding, the palace became known as the Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace. The renovation of the Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace would continue until 1859, during which time it was redone in a neo-Renaissance style by the French architect Bernard de Simone and Russian Nikolai Yefimovich Yefimov.