Yusupov Palace

Yusupov Palace is a unique architectural ensemble of the XVIII-XX centuries, a monument of history and culture of federal significance, which earned the glory of the “encyclopedia” of St. Petersburg aristocratic interior. The biography of the Palace and the surrounding estate dates back to the Petrine era, to the period of the birth of the young Northern capital. The palace and manor complex was created for almost two centuries. Here worked outstanding Russian and foreign architects J.-B. Wallen-Delamot, A.M. Mikhailov-second, B. Simon, I. Monighetti, V. Kennel, A. Stepanov, A. Waitens, A. Beloborodov. From 1830 to 1917, the owners of the palace and the estate were five generations of the noble family of princes Yusupov. Many bright pages of Russian and St. Petersburg history are connected with the family residence on the Moika. The palace went down in Russian history as the place of murder of Grigory Rasputin, a Siberian peasant who became a spiritual mentor and friend of the family of Emperor Nicholas II at the beginning of the XX century. The tragedy took place on the night of December 17, 1916 on the residential half of the young Prince Felix Yusupov. Now a historical and documentary exposition has been created in these rooms. In 1925, the palace of the Yusupov princes was transferred to the pedagogical intelligentsia of the city. To this day, the Palace of Culture of Education Workers is located here, which in the 1990s was formed into a multifunctional historical and cultural center, combining museum, theater, concert and cultural and educational activities in its activities. Today, the Yusupov Palace is one of the rare noble mansions of St. Petersburg, where not only the state apartments, art gallery halls, a miniature home theater have survived, but also the luxurious residential quarters of the Yusupov family, which preserved the warmth and charm of the former owners. Amazingly beautiful artistic interiors, revived by the work and talent of St. Petersburg restorers, hospitably open to Russian and foreign lovers of history, art, music and theater.