Mariinskyi Palace, Baroque palace in Pecherskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine

Mariinskyi Palace is a two-storey Elizabethan baroque palace on the high right bank of the Dnipro in Pechersk, beside the Verkhovna Rada. Its pale beige ground floor with horizontal grooves carries a turquoise upper storey with white window surrounds; the raised central block ends in a white balustrade with a sculpted figure group and a flagpole. Inside, a long white hall with gold ornament, four arched windows hung with dark red drapes and a tiered crystal chandelier over a dark wood floor inlaid with a light star.

Commissioned by Empress Elizabeth in 1744 and designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, the palace was completed in 1752 under Ivan Michurin. After fires in the early 19th century left it abandoned for nearly fifty years, Alexander II had Konstantin Mayevsky rebuild it in 1870 and renamed it after Empress Maria Alexandrovna. It served as a residence for the imperial family until 1917.

As the ceremonial seat of Ukraine's president, the building hosts receptions for foreign delegations and formal occasions of national importance. Visitors notice the strict security checks and ceremonial guards surrounding the grounds.

The palace stands on the high right bank of the Dnipro in Pechersk, next to the Verkhovna Rada building. It is a working presidential residence, so access is limited to organised visits; the interior reopened to visitors only after reconstruction finished in January 2018. Check current visiting arrangements before travelling, as public access can be suspended.

The music video for "Naatu Naatu", the song from the 2022 Telugu film RRR, was filmed in the palace in August 2021; the song later won the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The palace's reconstruction ran from 2007 to January 2018, and its first event afterwards was President Petro Poroshenko's annual diplomatic reception.