Romanov palace

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The Russian royal family had numerous palaces, mansions and dachas (summer houses) throughout Russia (and what is now, in some cases, abroad) and many of them are veritable architectural masterpieces. After the change in government, all of them were nationalized into state property, but there are still some you cannot get into.

If St. Petersburg amazes tourists with its spectacular western-style palaces, Moscow can offer more traditionally Russian ones, which you won’t find anywhere outside the country.

Once upon a time there was a vast Empire stretching from the beaches of the Crimea to the deep Siberian forests. Its capital never knew the darkness of the night in summer, its countryside flourished with myths and folk legends.... It was a country of great men and of small, a land where beauty and suffering lived side by side. A world swept away, imprisoned forever in books and pictures.

Original Colour Photos of the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, 1917

If St. Petersburg amazes tourists with its spectacular western-style palaces, Moscow can offer more traditionally Russian ones, which you won’t find anywhere outside the country.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ROPSHA PALACE – The Romanov Family

If St. Petersburg amazes tourists with its spectacular western-style palaces, Moscow can offer more traditionally Russian ones, which you won’t find anywhere outside the country.