Tsarskoie Selo, Alexander Palace, OTMA etc, Late summer 2018
This is a video from my trip to Tsarskoie Selo, StPetersburg in Russia.
It might not be of the biggest interest if you are not interested in OTMA or the last Romanov family and their fate.
If you ARE interested, it might contain some interesting fottage :)
The video is mainly the Alexander Palace with surroundings.
This was the last place the family lived before the revolution and
also during housearrest before beeing sent to Tobolsk in seberia.
This is the first time ever I try to do a video. I hope it is ok.
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Walking through the halls of the Winter Palace
The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. Today, the restored palace forms part of a complex of buildings housing the Hermitage Museum. Situated between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great's original Winter Palace, the present and fourth Winter Palace was built and altered almost continuously between the late 1730s and 1837, when it was severely damaged by fire and immediately rebuilt. The storming of the palace in 1917 as depicted in Soviet paintings and Eisenstein's 1927 film October became an iconic symbol of the Russian Revolution.
The palace was constructed on a monumental scale that was intended to reflect the might and power of Imperial Russia. From the palace, the Tsar ruled over 22,400,000 square kilometers (8,600,000 sq mi) (almost 1/6 of the Earth's landmass) and over 125 million subjects by the end of the 19th century. It was designed by many architects, most notably Bartolomeo Rastrelli, in what came to be known as the Elizabethan Baroque style. The green-and-white palace has the shape of an elongated rectangle, and its principal façade is 250 meters (820 ft) long and 30 m (98 ft) high. The Winter Palace has been calculated to contain 1,786 doors, 1,945 windows, 1,500 rooms, and 117 staircases. Following a serious fire, the palace's rebuilding of 1837 left the exterior unchanged, but large parts of the interior were redesigned in a variety of tastes and styles, leading the palace to be described as a 19th-century palace inspired by a model in Rococo style.
In 1905, the Bloody Sunday massacre occurred when demonstrators marched toward the Winter Palace, but by this time the Imperial Family had chosen to live in the more secure and secluded Alexander Palace at Tsarskoe Selo and returned to the Winter Palace only for formal and state occasions. Following the February Revolution of 1917, the palace was for a short time the seat of the Russian Provisional Government, led by Alexander Kerensky. Later that same year, the palace was stormed by a detachment of Red Army soldiers and sailors—a defining moment in the birth of the Soviet state.
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Alexander Palace at Tsarskoe Selo
The last residence of Tsar Nicholas II and his family. This is the only wing open to the public. The video explores each open room in the wing. I shot this video on September 2, 2009
Alexander Park: the last place of life of Emperor Nicholas II
Alexander Park is located in Tsarskoye Selo (now the city of Pushkin) near the Catherine's Park. In the park is the Alexander Palace, which at the beginning of the XX century was the main residence of Emperor Nicholas II.
In this residence were 12 years of the reign of the last Russian emperor and his family.
Here the family of the emperor was taken under arrest after the February 1905 revolution (photo of the emperor's family under arrest: On the morning of August 1, 1917, the family of the Romanovs was sent from this palace to the Siberian exile, and then to Ekaterinburg, where she was shot.
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Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo before the Revolution
Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях
Александровский дворец в Царском селе
Pre-Revolutionary Russia in photographs
Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo
Here I present a historic set of photographs of the interior of Alexander Palace, the favourite residence of the last Tsar, Emperor Nicholas II and his family.
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Alexander Palace. Александровский дворец .Парадные залы
Съёмка парадных залов дворца ,осень 2011 года .
Catherine Palace, Pushkin, Russia
Catherine Palace Pushkin St Petersburg Russia Gorgeous Day!
Now, one of the highlilghts of our St Petersburg trip, the Catherine Palace at Pushkin. This was the summer palace of the Russian Tsars. This place was almost destroyed (80%) during World War II, before the Germans retreated after the seige of Leningrad, now called St Petersburg, (yes the Germans controlled this part), they burnt the Palace. Restoring it has taken decades, with work still ongoing. Description of the Palace from Wiki:
The residence originated in 1717, when Catherine I of Russia hired German architect Johann-Friedrich Braunstein to construct a summer palace for her pleasure. In 1733, Empress Elizabeth commissioned Mikhail Zemtsov and Andrei Kvasov to expand the Catherine Palace. Empress Elizabeth, however, found her mother's residence outdated and incommodious and in May 1752 asked her court architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli to demolish the old structure and replace it with a much grander edifice in a flamboyant Rococo style. Construction lasted for four years, and on 30 July 1756 the architect presented the brand-new 325-meter-long palace to the Empress, her dazed courtiers, and stupefied foreign ambassadors.[citation needed]
More than 100 kilograms of gold were used to gild the sophisticated stucco façade and numerous statues erected on the roof. It was even rumoured that the palace's roof was constructed entirely of gold. In front of the palace a great formal garden was laid out. It centres on the azure-and-white Hermitage Pavilion near the lake, designed by Mikhail Zemtsov in 1744, remodelled by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1749 and formerly crowned by a grand-gilded sculpture representing The Rape of Persephone. The interior of the pavilion featured dining tables with dumbwaiter mechanisms. The grand entrance to the palace is flanked by two massive circumferences, also in the Rococo style. A delicate cast-iron grille separates the complex from the town of Tsarskoe Selo.
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Tsarskoe Selo St Petersburg - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Tsarskoe Selo is the town containing a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting nobility. Pushkin Town is a suburb of Saint Petersburg, located 24 km (15 mi) from the city. This cozy town was founded in 1710 as an Imperial residence named Tsarskoe Selo, and includes a complex of museums and parks such as Catherine Park (and Palace), and Alexander Park (and Palace). It is now part of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.
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Home Of The Romanovs: 25 Things To Know About The Alexander Palace In Russia PART - 1
From a summer residence to a favorite and permanent imperial home, Alexander Palace has been through as much as the people who owned it. Romanov Russian Royal Family
Since its construction which took almost four years (1792-1796), the palace survived many turbulent events. From a summer residence to a favorite and permanent imperial home, Alexander Palace often changed owners. They are now on display in the Alexander Palace museum where people can come and get an insight into what the imperial life was like
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THE EMPEROR'S FAVORITE PLACE
Alexander Palace, located just 30 minutes away by train from St. Petersburg, was the favorite residence of the last Russian Emperor and his family. Nicholas II enjoyed spending time in this beautiful palace. Emperor Nicholas or Nikolai II (Saint Nicholas II of Russia) ruled from 1984 until he was forced to abcate in 1917. This imperial residence is set in Tsarskoye Selo, near another larger palace called Catherine Palace.
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IT WAS ALSO HIS JAL
Emperor Nicholas II loved this palace, the Romanov dynasty in 1917,The Romanov family was later moved from the palace to Tobolsk in Siberia. siberian
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IT WAS COMMISSIONED BY CATHERINE THE GREAT
The imperial palace of Tsarskoe Selo was commissioned by Catherine the Great who ruled between 1762-1796. It was a gift for her grandson Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich for his wedding to Grand Duchess Elizaveta Alexeevna. Grand Duke Alexander would later become emperor Alexander I of Russia. Giacomo Quarenghi, famous for neoclassical architecture, made the construction of the palace. The palace was built between 1792 and 1796 and it is believed that this was Giacomo's greatest masterpiece.
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THE ORIGINAL PLAN
The Alexander Palace looks marvelous and it certainly is an architectural masterpiece. However, the palace was supposed to look quite different. Catherine the Great actually wanted the palace to resemble the chateau at Ferney where one of the greatest thinkers of his time lived. His name was Voltaire. But when Quarenghi presented Catherine with a different project in 1792, he managed to convince her to change her mind. When the palace was finally finished in 1796, the Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich and his wife moved in.
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IT WAS USED AS A SUMMER HOUSE
Despite the grandeur and elegance of the New Palace, as they referred to it back then, Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich didn't live in the palace. He and his wife used it as a summer residence during the reign of his grandmother Catherine and his father Paul. When he became Emperor, he decided to reside in a larger mansion-the Catherine Palace. The Alexandr Palace would become a real home for the last emperor of Russia, Nicholas II.
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NICHOLAS II WAS BORN THERE
Alexander III and his wife Maria Feodorovna also spent time in the palace and had their apartments in the western wing of the majestic palace. It was here, in the palace, that the future and last emperor of Russia was born-Nikolai II or Nicholas the II. It is no wonder that he would grow up to be so fond of this place. Nicholas was their eldest child and the then Tsarevich Alexander was overwhelmed by joy when h was born.
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THE LEGENDARY SUNDAY
to Tsar Nicholas II and his family. Therefore, they were obliged to move elsewhere and this happened to be the Alexander Palace. It was then when the palace was remodeled.
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THE NEW CHANGES
Many changes were made to the palace during the reign of Nicholas II.
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IT WAS INTENDED FOR ST. PETERSBURG
The great Alexander Palace located in Tsarskoye Selo St. Petersburg, to be more precise.
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THE FOUNDATION
The foundations of Alexander Palace Tsarskoye Selo. It would not look good.
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REDUCING COSTS
When Catherine the Great decided to simplify the plan for the construction of Alexander Palace, St. Petersburg as the palace would be used all year round.
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THE CHALLENGES
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The Alexander Palace. June, 2010.
Clips from my visit to the Alexander Palace. June, 2010.
The Catherine Palace (Екатерининский дворец) at Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), Russia
The Catherine Palace (Екатерининский дворец) built in 17th century in the town of Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) was the summer residence of the Russian tsars. It was completely destroyed by German during retreat after the siege of Leningrad. Amber house which was considered as 8th wonder of world was looted. Current whereabouts of amber is still an unsolved mystery. It was recreated in 2003 with the help of German government.
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Be a king for a day at Romanov's house
Four centuries may have passed since the Romanov's ruled Russia, but their family home still looks just as it did all those years ago.
The building still stands proud in the centre of Moscow and after some careful restoration now offers visitors the chance to get a taste of life in the 17th Century.
The Peterhof Palace
The Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens located in Saint Petersburg (Russia), laid out on the orders of Peter the Great.
These palaces and gardens are sometimes referred to as the Russian Versailles.
The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The dominant natural feature of Peterhof is a sixteen-metre-high bluff lying less than a hundred metres from the shore.
Atop the bluff, stands the Grand Palace (Bolshoi Dvorets).
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THE WINTER PALACE and STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM, St PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
(See also St ISAAC'S CATHEDRAL The symbolic site of the October 1917 Revolution, and arguably the most iconic building in the city, the Winter Palace started life in 1764 as the primary residence of the Tsars and is today the main part of one of the world's greatest art museums, with over 3 million exhibits. (4 June 2010)
Император Николай II и Александровский дворец / Emperor Nicholas II & Alexander Palace
Within the Imperial retreat of the great palace of Tsarskoe Selo, near St. Petersburg, is Alexander Palace, the residence of the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II and his family.
The graceful Neoclassical building was commissioned by Catherine the Great for her favourite grandson, the future emperor Alexander I of Russia and was built between 1792-1796 by the renowned Italian architect, Giacomo Quarenghi. Upon becoming Tsar, Alexander gave the palace to his brother, the future Nicholas I as a summer retreat. From this time onwards it became the summer residence of the heir to the throne.
Following the Bloody Sunday demonstration in 1905, Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra made the palace their permanent family residence as they considered St. Petersburg, too political. The Tsar had the palace wired for electricity and installed a telephone system.
Through the years of war and revolution, the walls of the palace sheltered the Imperial Family, isolating them from the turbulent outside world. When he abdicated the throne in March 1917, he was held under house arrest and confined to a few rooms of the palace under the gaze of armed guards until being sent into exile with the rest of his family.
The palace was then converted into a museum, remaining so until the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War in 1941. The Nazis converted the building into an SS hospital. Upon their retreat, the palace suffered heavy damage due to shell fire and abuse from the German soldiers.
After the war, the building was first handed over to the Russian Navy and subsequently became an orphanage.
Today a few of the interior rooms have been restored and once again turned into a museum.......
The Catherine Palace and park: 6 REASONS TO VISIT Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) | Russia Travel Guide
In 6 minutes you will learn 6 reasons to visit one of the most fascinating places near Saint Petersburg, Russia. I will tell you how to get to Pushkin by train or bus from the city of Saint Petersburg.
0:20 The Empresses
0:41 The Catherine Palace
1:14 The Great Hall
2:13 World War II and the restoration process
3:06 The Amber Room
4:00 The Park
4:45 Alexander Pushkin
5:24 Getting to the Catherine Palace from Saint Petersburg
The Catherine Palace (Екатерининский дворец) was the summer residence of the Russian empresses Екатерина I, Елизавета Петровна и Екатерина II in Tsarskoye Selo, which is now called Pushkin.
The Catherine Palace is the center of the complex of the palace and the park on this historic site. The splendor of the Catherine Palace museum displays the work of architects from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The palace is best known for Rastrelli's grand suit of formal rooms known as the Golden Enfilade. The Great Hall, also known as the Hall of Light, covers 860 square meters and occupies the full width of the palace so that there are superb views on either side. The entire ceiling is covered by a monumental fresco entitled The Triumph of Russia.
During World War II, the territory of Tsarskoye Selo was occupied and the palace was almost completely destroyed, of the 58 halls destroyed during the war years, 32 have been recreated.
The jewel of the palace is the Amber Room (Янтарная комната), rightly called a wonder of the world.
The palace and park ensemble of Tsarskoye Selo is recognized as one of the best monuments in the world to the art of landscape gardening in the XVIII – XX centuries.
In the summer of 1831, the famous Russian poet and writer Alexander Pushkin rented a cottage in Tsarskoye Selo, where he wrote the letter to Tatiana from Onegin, completing the novel in poems Eugene Onegin. In 1937 Tsarskoye Selo was renamed to the town of Pushkin, thus commemorating the centenary of the poet's death.
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Екатерининский дворец (Пушкин)/ Catherine Palace (Pushkin) - 1917
Царскосельские интерьеры в автохромах
Екатерининский дворец
Андрей Андреевич Заест
1917
Tsarskoye Selo interiors in autochromes
Catherine Palace
Andrey Andreevich Zeest
1917
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On the night of 1 (14) August 1917, the family of the last Emperor left the Alexander Palace, which four hours later received G. K. Lukomsky as Chairman of the Commission for the reception and accounting of the property of the Tsarskoye Selo Palace administration.
At the same time, realizing the memorial value of the items entrusted to him, he appealed to the Commissioner of the Provisional government over the former Ministry of the Court and the Destinies FA Golovin: For a better cataloging of equipment of artistic value, it would be desirable to photograph all the most valuable items in the palaces, as well as the consolidation for posterity and science of order and type of furniture arrangement in 1917, that is by the time of the end of the Russian monarchy.
Lukomsky received permission to shoot in the palaces of Tsarskoye Selo. For this purpose the former stable Colonel photographer Andrey Andreevich Zeest was invited.
Between June-August 1917 colour images of interiors, objects of decorative and applied art and paintings in the Catherine and Alexander palaces were phtographed in autochromes. After that 83 plates were transferred for tthe planned three-volume work Art treasures of Tsarskoye Selo by the publishing house Kopeyka. In 1918 these plates disappeared without a trace. Most of the remaining colour images Lukomsky took with him when emigrated. Only after the end of the Great Patriotic War were parts of this collection began to be returned to Russia.
Imperial Reception at Catherine Palace
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The Catherine Palace was the Rococo summer residence of the Russian tsars, located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo, 25 km south-east of St. Petersburg, Russia.
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