In a room as magnificent as the Great Hall, it is hard – no impossible – to focus. Your eyes will dart in every direction in a vain effort to savor every detail. This is classic Rococo design, also called Late Baroque. It is characterized by extravagant ornamentation featuring every imaginable type of scrolls, curves, sculptures, mirrors and plenty of gold. The Rococo period was short lived. It began in France in 1715 and ended at the start of the French Revolution in 1789. When Catherine Palace was built in the mid-18th century, this style was very fashionable among the world’s royalty, nobility and aristocrats.
