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Monday, 30.07.2007
Yussupow Palace
This fine palace is a little outside of the city centre. A visit to former town house of Prince Yussupov on the Moika is nevertheless worthwhile – not just because of the Rasputin myth. You can round off your visit with a walk to the picturesque Nikolaus Cathedral and the surrounding district of Kolomna, or with an evening at the Mariinski Theatre, only five minutes on foot.
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Before 1917, the Yussopovs were one of Russia’s richest noble families, and the changing exterior and interior of their house on the Moika paid witness to this. This means that today’s visitors have the chance to see all the changing fashions in interior design, from baroque to classicism, from pseudo-moorish and neo-Gothic fancies to fully-fledged art nouveau, all under one and the same roof.
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Nab. Reki Moiki 94
Nearerst Metro: Sennaja pl./Sadowaja
Opened: daily 11.00am – 4.00pm
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The cellar also contains a nasty surprise: a lifelike re-enactment by wax figures of the first act in the Rasputin murder that was committed here in December 1916 by Felix Yussupov and other nobles.
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The palace by the Moika struck it lucky when in 1926 it was declared ‘House of the Teacher’. The teachers’ union carefully conserved this treasure trove of noble culture, so that today it is in excellent condition.
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Besides guided tours, the Yussupov Palace also hosts concerts and plays, and recently also high society balls and weddings.
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(sb/rUFO)
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