Romanov palace

The Russian royal family had numerous palaces, mansions and dachas (summer houses) throughout Russia (and what is now, in some cases, abroad) and many of them are veritable architectural masterpieces. After the change in government, all of them were nationalized into state property, but there are still some you cannot get into.

Winter Palace, St Petersburg

The Palisander Drawing Room. The Alexander (Alexandrovsky) Palace - generally considered the favorite home of the last Imperial family of Russia, and where they spent the first five months of their captivity after the start of the Revolution - was commissioned by Catherine the Great for her favorite grandson, the future Alexander I, on the occasion of his marriage. It was built to the design of Giacomo Quarenghi and constructed between 1792 and 1796. After his accession in 1801, Alexander…

If St. Petersburg amazes tourists with its spectacular western-style palaces, Moscow can offer more traditionally Russian ones, which you won’t find anywhere outside the country.

Emperor Nikolai I decreed that Russian artist Eduard Gau start painting watercolors of the Winter Palace’s interior (the Russian Empire's...

Explore the haunting last photos of the Romanov family, capturing the family's final days. Delve into the mystery and tragedy that still fascinates the public today.

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Rare colour auto-chrome of the Ballroom in the Catherine Palace as it looked in 1917. Photo: Tsarskoye Selo State Museum Preserve Source

These rare photos were taken by photographer Karl Kubesh in the Winter Palace, the imperial residence of Tsar Nicholas ӀӀ.