Imperial and Grand Duke's Palaces of St. Petersburg

Did you ever dream of living a day as a prince or princess? The king or emperor is a symbol of his state, his duties are such that they cannot be fulfilled by an ordinary man. In the birth of the queen, the aristocracy came like a theater. The private life of the monarch was watched by hundreds of eyes. One of the important functions of a ruler is to "demonstrate himself" to the aristocracy, the people and ambassadors.

The palace is the embodiment of the “idea of beauty” as it appears in the relevant era. These are the houses of Peter, the luxurious Baroque of the Elizabethan era, the harmony of the classicism of the time of Great Catherine, the power and brilliance of the Empire, the comfort and convenience of Eclecticism.

Building a palace for a member of the imperial family is not a formality. First of all, it was associated with finding funds, sometimes saving money for such construction lasted for years, as, for example, for the construction of a palace for Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich - the youngest son of Pavel1.

Today, the attitude towards the buildings that were the homes of the Grand Dukes is quite respectful. Many palaces have been revived, renovated and given to organizations responsible for culture in our city, as it became with the beautiful palace of Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich - the uncle of the last emperor. Now the House of Music is located in it, concerts are played, excursions to the main rooms are held.

And some still keep their secrets in that, in virgin form, since the distant times of the era of revolution - the palace of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich - brother of Nicholas2. And if you sneak into the courtyard of this time frozen palace, you can see the untouched huge cast-iron lanterns, the arch through which the Grand Duke - a great lover of modern cars at that time, drove with chic. In this courtyard there were shootings of the cult film "Mr. Designer". These corners still keep tragic love stories, time seems to have stopped here.

Come here to enjoy such corners of our city, they may soon disappear. As "disappeared" adjacent to the Grand Duke's Palace house, which A.S. Pushkin first brought his wife N.N. Goncharova, now it is a hotel. "Happy Pushkin." Sorry. There's something wrong with that.

The Romanov dynasty is a thing of the past, but there are silent witnesses to its greatness – the palaces of emperors and grand dukes. But if you listen, they will talk.

The price includes excursion service during the route, passenger car services. Tickets to the palace are not included in the price

Sightseeing tour of Parade Petersburg, a visit to the House of Peter 1,

Menshikov Palace

Anichkov Palace - the palace of "gifts",

Nikolaev Empire, the palaces of Nicholas 1.

Palace of Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich (house of music)

Mariinsky Palace, visiting one of the palaces depending on the mode of work (entrance tickets are paid separately)