Our analysis of all available photoelectric photometry of Galactic
Cepheids in filters B, V, R, and I of Johnson's wide-band
system and filters 
and 
of the Cron-Cousins system
yielded reliable and accurate light curves (at least in two
filters) for 455 classical Cepheids. For these stars we derived
accurate light-curve parameters (amplitudes, magnitudes at maximum light,
and intensity means) and distances. The resulting catalogue will be
used to analyse the properties and space distribution of Cepheids and
to investigate the structure and kinematics of the Galactic disk. The
data can also be used to test theories of stellar pulsation and late stages
of stellar evolution.
Acknowledgements
The work was partially supported by the "Astronomy'' State Science and Technology Program grant 2-192, Russian Foundation for Basic Research grants 95-02-05276, 96-02-18491, 96-02-18239, and the Council for the Program of Support of Scientific Schools grant 96-15-96656.
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