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Aleksandrovskii Dvorets

Category: Monuments + Museums + Sightseeing + Tours

Dvortsovaya Ulitsa, 2, Tsarskoe Selo, Pushkin, 196600

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The Alexander Palace
The halls of the formal enfilade, faced in imitation white marble, run the length of the facade of the palace looking out onto the park. In the center of the enfilade is a hall with a half-rotunda divided into three parts by wide archways. The middle part of the space was called the Semi-Round Hall,...
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Alexander Palace
he Classical austerity of the Alexander Palace, designed by architect Quarenghi in 1792-1796, is in contrast with its baroque neighbors. Its exterior is serene and restrained. Pastel shades tend to dominate and there are no bright colors or excessive moldings. The side wings are attached by white Co...
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Aleksandrovskii Dvorets (Alexander Palace), Pushkin, Russia : Reviews of Aleksandrovskii Dvorets (Alexander Palace) - Yahoo! Travel
Built under the order of Catherine the Great for her grandson (the future Tsar Alexander I), Alexander Palace has seen many faces come and go. Once the principl...
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World Monuments Fund - Alexander Palace - History of the Alexander Palace
After the war, the Soviet Ministry of Culture and the Leningrad Commission for the Preservation of Historic Monuments made detailed plans to restore and present the Alexander Palace as a museum devoted to Alexander Pushkin and other Russian literary figures. Restoration was still incomplete when Jos...
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Alexander Palace Time Machine - Romanov and Russian History
The Time Machine is the world's most popular website for Russian and Romanov history with more than a million visitors each month. This year we are celebrating our 10th anniversary on the web with a new design. We invite you to participate in the lively discuss...
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Alexander Palace and Park in Tsarskoye Selo - St. Petersburg - Reviews of Alexander Palace and Park in Tsarskoye Selo - TripAdvisor
Of course the Alexander Palace doesn't even begin to compare with its larger and much more ornate neighbor, Catherine's Palace. And I don't think many tourist have the energy to take on y...
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Fodor's Travel Guides | Forums Messages | alexander palace
As stated by another poster, Alexander Palace is not completely restored, but is quite an interested place to visit. My experience with clients who take the shore excursions is that you need to stay with the group (otherwise you are in violation of Russian law if you don't have an individual vis...
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