Alexander Palace

Alexander Palace
Alexander Palace
Александровский дворец
	Panoramic view of the Alexander Palace in 2013
General information
Type	Imperial residence
Country	Russia
Coordinates	59°43′16″N 30°23′33″E / 59.721°N 30.3926°E
Construction started	1792
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Giacomo Quarenghi

The Alexander Palace (Russian: Александровский дворец, Alexandrovskiy dvorets) is a former imperial residence near the town of Tsarskoye Selo in Russia, on a plateau about 30 miles (48 km) south of Saint Petersburg. The Palace was commissioned by Empress/Tsarina Catherine II (Catherine the Great) in 1792.

Due to the privacy it offered when officially resident in St Petersburg, the Alexander Palace was the preferred residence of the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II and his family; its safety and seclusion compared favourably to the Winter Palace during the years immediately prior to the Russian Revolution. It was the birthplace of Nicholas II's eldest child Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, while the rest of his children were born in the Peterhof Palace. In 1917, the palace became the family's initial place of imprisonment after the first of two Russian Revolutions in February which overthrew the House of Romanov during World War I. The Alexander Palace is situated in Alexander Park, not far from Catherine Park and the larger, more elaborate Catherine Palace. After undergoing years of renovation, the Alexander Palace opened in Summer 2021 as a state museum housing relics of the former imperial dynasty.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Shvidkovskiĭ 2007, p. 287.
^ Nechepurenko, Ivan (27 October 2021). "Russia Reopens the Last Czar's Palace, a Century After His Execution". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[FOOTNOTEShvidkovskiĭ2007287-1] Shvidkovskiĭ 2007, p. 287.

[2] Nechepurenko, Ivan (27 October 2021). "Russia Reopens the Last Czar's Palace, a Century After His Execution". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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