The
Rundale Palace is set amidst the fertile Zemgale Plains in the south of Latvia.
Most of the interior decorations were created between 1765 and 1768 when a
sculptor from Berlin Johann Michael Graff, and Italian painters from St.
Petersburg Francesco Martini and Carlo Zucchi worked at the palace.
In the
eastern wing of the palace – the Gilt Hall, the White Hall, and the Great
Gallery – are open to the public. The central block accommodates the Duke's
suite with reception parlours and private rooms, and the eastern block – a
fully restored suite of Duchess's rooms.
What is a
Baroque palace without the French garden, an elaborate architectural framework
devised of green plantings that should manifest the triumph of art over nature.
The park spreads out to the south of the palace, and Bartolomeo Rastrelli
designed it together with the palace building. We could only see from a
distance as it was extra cost and we did not have the time.
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