ALEXANDER PALACE AT TSARSKOYE SELO REOPENED

After an extensive restoration project, the Alexander Palace with the private apartments of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, recently reopened. Built by Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi on the orders of Catherine the Great as a present for her favorite grandson Alexander Pavlovich, the future Tsar Alexander I, the Alexander Palace was completed in 1796 and is considered one of the finest neoclassical buildings in Russia. It became the favorite palace of Nicholas II and his family and it served as their home in the period 1905-1917. Visitors may enjoy a very seldom impression of the lavish daily living conditions of the Tsar family and admire the many unique paintings, furniture and chandeliers. The place is open daily. For more information, please contact: st.petersburg@viahansaborealis.com