Moika Palace
Moika Palace | |
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Дворец Юсуповых на Мойке | |
St. Petersburg | |
Country | Russia |
Coordinates | 59°55′46.2″N 30°17′55.32″E / 59.929500°N 30.2987000°E |
Completed | 1770 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Andrei Alexeievich Mikhailov |
The Palace of the Yusupovs on the Moika (
Building
The palace was first built around 1776 by the French architect Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe. Over the years a number of architects worked on the palace including the famous Italian sculptor Emilio Sala, producing a variety of architectural styles. Andrei Mikhailov reconstructed the building in the 1830s after the princely Yusupov family acquired the property. This was the period in which the palace acquired its present-day appearance.
The Yusupovs were immensely wealthy[2] and known for their philanthropy and art collections. In this time, the palace became known as the Yusupov Palace.
The luxurious interiors of the palace were not inferior to those of contemporary royal palaces.[citation needed] More than 40,000 works of art, including works by Rembrandt, jewelry, and sculptures decorated the palace.[citation needed] Following the Russian Revolution, the palace was nationalised and its works of art were largely relocated to the Hermitage and other museums. Ernst Friedrich von Liphart, who was the curator of paintings at the Hermitage, had earlier painted the curtain and ceiling of the palace theatre.[3]
Murder of Rasputin
The palace was the scene of the assassination of Grigori Rasputin by a monarchist group which included Prince Felix Yusupov, heir to the vast Yusupov family estates.[4] These included four palaces in St. Petersburg. The palace on the Moika was reportedly the prince's favorite residence in the capital.
The exact events surrounding Rasputin's death are still in dispute. What seems clear is that on 30 December [
Post-Revolution
The
See also
References
- ^ "Yusupov Palace". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved on June 10, 2008.
- ISBN 1-86448-911-1.
- ^ Yusupov Palace, intertimes.ru, retrieved 3 January 2014
- ISBN 1-86448-911-1.
- ^ "Yusupov Palace". Museum's official site. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved on June 6, 2008.
- ^ "Yusupov Palace". Fodor's. Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2008-06-12. Retrieved on June 11, 2008