Alexandra's Mauve Room

I apologize if there is already a topic for this,but I couldn't find one so..

Does anyone have any pictures of the mauve room,in color? What happened to it after the family was killed? Is it even there anymore? And if it is,can you visit it?

Well, the AP palace is presently in the midst of a HUGE restoration, so when this giant process is over, then you can visit it! I'm sure that it will be recreated. I recall seeing a colorized picture of it once, as well as maybe a watercolor, but never a true color photo.

This is probably the colorized one that Andrea is talking about. It was taken in 1931.

This is what it looks like now, although it will hopefully be MUCH improved upon.

There's also a colorized photo on this page of the main APTM site. I believe Bob Atchison is the artist.

This is probably the colorized one that Andrea is talking about.

Yup! That's the one! 

I had heard that AP is being restored. So I can't wait until it's done! It would be amazing to see it as it was when the IF lived there.

Thank you Emmy for the pics!

Sister of the Empress Iren


The Empress and Maria P., Jr.

The Mauve Room still exists but its since been furnished with replica and look-alike furniture. The originals were removed at some stage and this new furniture put in for a film that was made about the IF. Alexandra's white piano has been replaced with an ordinary brown wood one!!!
You cannot see the fireplace wall and I suspect the fireplace was removed and there is a very large sepia photo of the room as it was originally covering that wall. The dressing room, the bedroom, the Pallisander and Maple rooms are open with display cabinets but the Art Nouveau decoration put in by Nicholas II was removed after WW2. The Studies and Dressing Rooms of Nicholas II are also open.
These rooms on the left side wing as you face the Palace have been open for some years and the exhibition is called "Reminiscences in the Alaxander Palace". In addition the three State rooms across the back facing the gardens were opened in 2011. They are the Semicircular Hall, the Portrait Hall and the Marble Drawing Room. The "Mountain Hall" which is adjacent is presently being renovated. They use the word Mountain for the slide that was in the room as an indoor amusement for the royal children.
The wing on the right side of the Palace is also being renovated. These were the rooms of Alexander III and are being converted into exhibition rooms. When I was there last year they were not open as there were workmen busy in there.

If you visit http://eng.tzar.ru/ you can see all the details of the various parts of the Catherine and Alexander Palaces that are open along with various buildings in the grounds of the Catherine Palace. The grounds of the Alexander Palace are overground but it is still possible to walk round them and make out the various features. The Chinese Bridges have been restored and the Large Chinese Bridge now has replicas of the Chinese figures that were on it but destroyed by the Germans in WW2.

I hope this helps. I am planning to return next year,
Alan

The Mauve Room was stripped totally down by the Soviets and nothing was left at all.  Bob has a swatch of the original fabric given to him by Kotchumov so we know the color, and the original manufacturer of the fabric is still in business in Paris.  The pattern/color is "Lampas Violette". Sadly, to have the re-make it today would cost about 350 Euros per METER!  Bob is consulting with the TSM and providing source documents to help in the current restoration project for the Palace.

How wonderful! Oh, I hope he succeeds in his quest!

I would love to see the room as it was complete with as much furniture as can be found. That also goes for the other rooms of course.

The Mauve Room was stripped totally down by the Soviets and nothing was left at all.  Bob has a swatch of the original fabric given to him by Kotchumov so we know the color, and the original manufacturer of the fabric is still in business in Paris.  The pattern/color is "Lampas Violette". Sadly, to have the re-make it today would cost about 350 Euros per METER!  Bob is consulting with the TSM and providing source documents to help in the current restoration project for the Palace.

it's nice to hear that the firm still exists. of course it's enourmous sum for 1m, but on the other hand a fund for the amber romm (of course more famous than the AP) worked too. and I remeber some rich russians paid for the wooden floor renovations in Peterhof.

any information when the rooms will reopen?

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The Mauve Room was stripped totally down by the Soviets and nothing was left at all.  Bob has a swatch of the original fabric given to him by Kotchumov so we know the color, and the original manufacturer of the fabric is still in business in Paris.  The pattern/color is "Lampas Violette". Sadly, to have the re-make it today would cost about 350 Euros per METER!  Bob is consulting with the TSM and providing source documents to help in the current restoration project for the Palace.

does this company have any website?

The Mauve Room was stripped totally down by the Soviets and nothing was left at all.  Bob has a swatch of the original fabric given to him by Kotchumov so we know the color, and the original manufacturer of the fabric is still in business in Paris.  The pattern/color is "Lampas Violette". Sadly, to have the re-make it today would cost about 350 Euros per METER!  Bob is consulting with the TSM and providing source documents to help in the current restoration project for the Palace.

does this company have any website?

I didn't find anything :-(

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I couldn't find either, but google doesn't like me I figured FA might know...