If you live in St. Petersburg or just will be there in transit, do not miss the opportunity and visit the Alexander Palace. Plunge into the times of past centuries. Every girl, girl, woman can feel like a lady of another era. And men can imagine themselves as great emperors.
The Alexander Palace and its history
Designed Alexandrovsky Palace Giacomo Quarenghi - one of the best Italian architects. Quarenghi performed work in the architectural style - classicism. The order for designing and construction was given by Catherine II. She wanted to present this palace as a gift to her beloved grandson, on the day of his engagement. Grandson was the Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich, the future Emperor Alexander I. The history of the Alexander Palace began in 1972-1976, when its construction began. Another palace has the name - the New Tsarskoe Selo Palace.
The external appearance of the building seems simple, but with a twist. The absence of ornaments makes the palace even more elegant and refined. Beauty is given to it by decorative elements and architectural solutions. The halls in the palace are staggered.
The Alexander Palace as a museum
In 1918, the palace opened its doors to visitors as a state museum. Now everyone could admire the majestic interiors in the center of the building, and the apartment apartments of the Romanovs on the sides. A little later half of the building was turned into a holiday home, and on the second floor of the right wing another house for children was placed.
When the Great Patriotic War began, the Alexander Palace Museum donated dishes, sleeping accessories, carpets, sofas, chairs, tables, marble and porcelain to the front. It was a difficult time, but Soviet people were able to save a unique architectural monument from the Nazi invaders. The main part of the building and many architectural elements remained intact.
When the war was over, the Academy of Sciences of the USSR was ordered to look behind the structure. A few years later, the reconstruction of the palace and the restoration of all its surviving exhibits began. However, many interior elements and some rooms were destroyed. In 1996, the Alexander Palace received a grandiose restoration and began a complete renovation of the entire building inside and out. This period is called the "second dawn" of the Alexander Palace. He seemed to be born again, the renovated facade looks majestic and graceful, and restored interiors spoil with abundance. After a while, a permanent exhibition called "Memories in the Alexander Palace" was created in the building.
In our time in St. Petersburg is the state museum-reserve "Tsarskoe Selo" in the suburbs of St. Petersburg . It contains all the works of the best sculptors, architects and architects. Among them, the Alexander Palace is the pride of Tsarskoe Selo.
All residents of St. Petersburg and visiting tourists can get acquainted with the sights.
The operating mode of the Alexander Palace
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday - from 10.00 to 18.00.
Weekends are Tuesday and the last Wednesday of each month.
On holidays, the work of all cash desks and the museum itself ends an hour earlier.
The ticket price for adults is about 8,3 cu. For pensioners and people associated with art 4.3 c.u. For students during the excursion 4,3 cu. For preschool and school-age children 3 cu
Perhaps you want to see other works of great masters. Palaces, parks, exhibitions - all this will be waiting for you in the city of Pushkin.
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