The Klovsky Palace is the seat of the Supreme Court of Ukraine

Supreme Court of Ukraine

The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest judicial body in the system of courts of general jurisdiction in Ukraine.The Court derives its authority from the Constitution of Ukraine, but much of its structure is outlined in legislation...

 in Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

. The building takes its name from Klov

Klov

Klov is a historical neighbourhood in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Nowadays Klov is located in the administrative Pecherskiy Raion . The Klovskiy Monastery was built in this area in the 11th century. It was destroyed in 1240 by Batu Khan's army. The main streets of this neighbourhood are Mechnikova...

, a neighbourhood of Pechersk District where it is situated.

The Baroque

Baroque

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 residence was constructed between 1752 and 1756 with funds provided by Kiev Pechersk Lavra

Kiev Pechersk Lavra

Kiev Pechersk Lavra or Kyiv Pechersk Lavra , also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine....

. The Russian royals were expected to stay at the palace during their visits to the monastery (as they did in a wooden palace that had preceded it). The architects are thought to have been Gottfried Schädel and Pyotr Neyelov. The actual construction was supervised by Stepan Kovnir. The main hall has the plafond

Plafond

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 frescoed in 1760. A formal garden was laid out around the palace.

The palace was never visited by any royals, however, and it was not long before it fell into ill repair. Catherine II of Russia

Catherine II of Russia

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, when passing through Kiev in 1787, preferred Mariyinsky Palace

Mariyinsky Palace

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 for her residence. It was gutted by a fire in 1858 and was rebuilt soon after with the addition of an upper storey and the side wings. The palace burnt down in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. A restoration process was undertaken in the 1970s.

The occupants of the palace included:

• The publishing house of the Kiev Pechersk Monastery (1760s)
• A military hospital
  Hospital
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   (1770-1811)
• The main school of Kiev (1811-1857)
• The diocesan school for girls (late 19th century)
• The Ukrainian Museum of the Great Patriotic War (1974-81)
• The Kiev History Museum (1980s and 1990s)