I created the Alexander Palace website in 1997 as a resource for people who wanted to learn more about the palace, the Romanovs and Russian history. In recent years amazing progress has been made in the restoration of the palace by the museum authorities in Tsarskoe Selo.

The Alexander Palace was built between 1792 and 1796, commissioned by Catherine the Great as a gift for the future Alexander I, her eldest grandson. The palace's design was conceived by Italian architect Giacomo Antonio Domenico Quarenghi, one of several foreign architects working in Russia under Catherine's patronage.

Originally the Alexander Palace was planned for St. Petersburg. The first designs, (above) which were intended for an urban environment, clearly show a more ornate facade and a complex interior plan. At some point Catherine decided to build Alexander's palace in Tsarskoe Selo and simplify the plan.

Alexander Palace Time Machine. Celebrated website on the home of the last Tsar and his family. Yelagin Palace. Lots of great zoom views and historic photos from before the revolution. Jewels of the Romanovs. Website for the touring exhibition from Tsarskoe Selo and the Kremlin Museums. Russian Imperial Eggs

2020年8月16日 · These extracts have been chosen to provide an idea of daily life for the Tsar and his family and specifically to give a picture of life in the Alexander Palace. They were translated by Jsenya Dyakova.

Alexandra's Names Day - 1897; Easter in Imperial Times; History of Court Dining; Russian Imperial Stout; Tatiana's Birthday; Plans, Maps and Churches. Designs for the Alexander Palace by Quarenghi; Feodorovsky Imperial Cathedral; Floorplan of Nicholas and Alexandra's Rooms; Floorplan of the Parade Halls; Ikon of Our Lady of Tsarskoe Selo

2005年10月8日 · All plans of the AP, that I’m going to post, were published in the book: Yakovlev V.I. The Alexander palace-museum in Detskoye Selo. Decoration.- Leningrad., 1928. The book consists of 560 pages and describes (all) rooms in the palace. It’s very unusual book for 1920th.

The Alexander Palace today exhibits a range of architectural conservation challenges. Its impressive scale and age mandate that a special conservation methodology be considered in planning for its repair and adaptation.

Here you can select from a list of photo tours that will show you recent visits to the Alexander Palace, collections of historic photographs or special events. We invite you to send us your photographs and captions so we can expand the number of photo tours we offer.

Only in the forest did I finally discover the reason why it had been so hard to kill the daughters and Alexandra Feodrovna. After the shooting it was necessary to carry away the corpses, but it was a comparatively long way.