Excerpt from Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 33: September 1, 1898 The marble palace, st. Petersburg. Known as the Marble Palace. The' ex terior is of marble in different colors, and of granite. It was erected by Cath erine II. As a gift for Prince Orloff, one of her favorite courtiers, who how'ever, did not live to enjoy it. The interior decorations are of the usually rich order. It is now the residence of the Grand Duke of the empire, and is frequently used for state receptions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.