Moscow Kremlin (Fabergé egg)

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The Uspenski Cathedral egg or Moscow Kremlin egg is a

The Moscow Kremlin egg is by far the largest of the Fabergé eggs and was inspired by the architecture of the Dormition Cathedral, Moscow (Uspenski) in Moscow. This cathedral was where all the Tsars of Russia were crowned, including Nicholas II himself.

The cathedral dome (in white opalescent

The egg commemorates the return to Moscow of the royal couple Nicholas II and Alexandra Fyodorovna in 1903. They had tended to avoid the historical capital due to its ill-omened association with a riot during Nicholas’s coronation, where hundreds of Moscovites were crushed to death. The egg itself was supposed to be presented in 1904 as engraved at the foot in white enamel on a round gold plate is the date. But the delivery was delayed because of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). This was followed by the assassination in the Kremlin of Nicholas' favorite uncle and brother-in-law, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich. So instead the egg was only presented for Easter, 1906. The egg was kept in the Maple Room in the Alexander Palace.

See also

• Egg decorating

References

• Faber, Toby (2008). Faberge's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empire. Random House.
  ISBN 978-1-4000-6550-9
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• ASIN B000YA9GOM
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• Lowes, Will (2001). Fabergé Eggs: A Retrospective Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press.
  ISBN 0-8108-3946-6
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• ISBN 0-517-40502-4
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