1917, and gave it over to the Provisional Council soon after. Following the October Revolution, the palace housed various Soviet ministries and academies. During the war with Germany, the palace was converted to a hospital, and was subject to intense bombing. After the war, the palace became the residence of the Petrograd Soviet. During the 1991 coup attempt, the Emergency Committee used the palace as a base of operations. Barricades and heavy fortifications were constructed along the palace's perimeter, which remained for some time after the coup was suppressed. The palace has been the site of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg since 1994. References Belyakova Z.I. Mariinsky dvorets. SPb, 1996. Petrov G.F. Dvorets u Sinego mosta: Mariinsky dvorets v Sankt-Petersburge. SPb, 2001. Palaces in Saint Petersburg Royal residences in Russia Government buildings in Russia City and town halls in Russia Houses completed in 1844 Saint Isaac's Square Neoclassical architecture in Russia Neoclassical palaces Legislative buildings in Europe Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg