The eighties of the eighteenth century were covered with the glory of the victories of the Russian army and Navy over Turkey. It was during these years in St. Petersburg, the Palace was built for the famous favorite for all history of the Russian Imperial house - Grigory Potyomkin-Tavrichesky, diplomat, major state and military figure. Architect I. E. Starov in the project of the Palace sought to embody the idea of greatness of the Russian state. And he succeeded: the Palace has become the most vast and rich estate North of the capital of the late 18th century.

The building, following the strict canons of classicism, simple in its appearance. It is a strictly axial arrangement, when the main building depart symmetrical wings, forming a front yard the depth of which is the main entrance to the Palace with six-column Roman Doric portico. Through him you can go to the Central building with its front rooms, comprising Suite, which is oriented along the main axis of the building and leads to the winter garden of the Palace, whose Windows facing the Park. The side of the hull, pushed to the outside, are connected to a Central single-storey intermediate parts of the building. They have their entrances with a four-columned portico of the Tuscan order from the side of the front yard. The main building of the Palace, decorated with a mighty dome and portico with pediment, contrasted with low wings and predominates in the ensemble.

Facades of buildings of the strict style, there is no decor, rectangular Windows without architraves, wall smooth. However, behind this simple exterior of the building hides a luxury interior state rooms of the Palace, which brought him worldwide fame.

Just beyond the lobby is revealed octagonal domed hall, next to it on its long side is the hall of columns – the Grand gallery. Then a magnificent evergreen winter garden is rectangular with a semicircular ledge with a glass roof and walls, planted with exotic and tropical plants. He is like the continuation of a magnificent Park, located behind the buildings of the Palace. This Park, once stretched on the territory of 30 hectares, was designed by the English master Holdom, was planted simultaneously with the Palace.

In 1906 the Emperor Nicholas II gave the Palace to the State Duma. Half the space of the winter garden was rebuilt amphitheater, there was arranged a conference room. After the February revolution in the Tauride Palace was the seat of the Provisional government, and after 1918, there took place the Congress of the Bolshevik party.

Since 1992, in the Tauride Palace houses the headquarters of the Interparliamentary Assembly of member countries of the CIS.