Location : Museum «Yusupov Palace»
Saint Petersburg.
The history 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 over almost two centuries. From 1830 to 1917, the owners of the palace and manor were five generations of a noble noble family of princes Yusupov. Many bright pages of Russian and St. Petersburg history are associated with the family residence on the Moika. The palace went down in Russian history as the site of the murder of Grigory Rasputin, a Siberian peasant who at the beginning of the 20th century became a spiritual mentor and friend of the family of Emperor Nicholas II.
Today, the Yusupov Palace is one of the rare noble mansions of St. Petersburg, where not only the main apartments, halls of the art gallery, miniature home theater, but also the luxurious residential chambers of the Yusupov family survived, preserving the warmth and charm of the previous owners. Amazingly beautiful art interiors, revived by the work and talent of St. Petersburg restorers, are open to Russian and foreign lovers of history, art, music and theater.
The museum hosts a sightseeing tour of the halls of the palace, the exposition «The Assassination of Gregory Rasputin», the complex tour «The Princely Apartment Chambers».