Private rooms of the Winter Palace

[Joanna]

A spectacular 3D panorama [link below] of Empress Alexandra’s boudoir in the Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg. Can you find the Empress’ monogram АФ among the floral garlands on the walls?

http://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.ca/2018/02/empress-alexandras-boudoir-in-winter.html

Joanna

[Joanna]

An amazing 3D Panorama (click on the post below for the link) of the Crown Prince’s Bedroom in the Winter Palace

Emperor Nicholas II distress with the Crown Prince who was sick while visiting the Winter Palace in 1903

http://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.ca/2018/03/the-crown-princes-bedroom-in-winter.html

Joanna

[Kalafrana]

Like  no spare room I've seen before!

Ann

[Joanna]

Fascinating 3D Panoramas (click on the post below for the links) of two rarely seen rooms on the 3rd floor of the Winter Palace [Hermitage Museum] in Saint Petersburg

Note the small door in room #393 that led to Their Majesties Own Staircase.

These are the rooms that Queen Victoria's grandsons and granddaughters - Victoria of Battenberg, Ernst of Hesse-Darmstadt and Ducky, Princess Thora - stayed in when visiting St. Petersburg.

http://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.ca/2018/03/emperor-nicholas-is-office-on-3rd-floor.html

Joanna

[G.Michael]

Joanna,
Thank for yet another fascinating blog post.
What path would official visitors have taken to get to Nicholas I’s rooms on the third floor?
Using Their Majesties Own Staircase would seem too intimate, no?

[Joanna]

Thank you very much G. Michael for your comment. It is very much appreciated to know that others are interested in my research.

The former rooms of Nicholas I have been restored in the last two years including the corridor #398 - 400. There is no access to the private Majesties Own Staircase.

Since they are now restoring the Small Church on the 2nd floor, the Small Church Staircase may be closed. Another way is by the Saltykov Staircase or, after touring the former Ladies-in-Waiting rooms on the 3rd floor, walking down the corridor #359. It all depends on what rooms are closed at the time for continued renovation or changing of exhibitions.

Joanna

[Joanna]

3D panorama of Emperor Alexander II’s Study/Bedroom today in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg (click on the photo below for the link)

https://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.ca/2018/04/emperor-alexander-iis-studybedroom-in.html

Joanna

[Joanna]

A video (link below) of Empress Alexandra’s Winter Garden #181 in the Winter Palace from 1840s-50s to Nicholas II’s Private Study to today.

https://vk.com/@hermitage_museum-the-winter-garden

Joanna

[Joanna]

A rare photo (link below) of the alcove’s small door in Alexander II’s Study in the Winter Palace

http://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.ca/2018/04/studybedroom-in-winter-palace-part-2.html

Joanna

[Joanna]

Blocked for a week to share my research with the groups on Facebook due to their crazy algorithms, I used the time and found new sources of archival information and photographs on the Winter Palace!

One is a photograph (link below) with a detail that confirms what I had suspected. A researcher’s dream!

Nicholas II's Dressing Room in the Winter Palace:

https://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.ca/2018/04/emperor-nicholas-iis-dressing-room-in.html

Joanna

[Joanna]

Children Playing in Empress Alexandra’s Winter Palace Rooms

http://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.com/2018/06/children-playing-in-empress-alexandras.html

Joanna

[Joanna]

Nicholas II in the Winter Palace Drawing Room

http://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.com/2018/06/nicholas-ii-in-winter-palace-drawing.html

Joanna

[Joanna]

Panorama of the Emperor’s Hidden Toilet in the Winter Palace

https://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.com/2018/06/panorama-of-emperors-hidden-toilet-in.html

Joanna

[Joanna]

Photos of the interiors c1917 published in Paris in the Illustrated Newspaper in 1926 - note the four panel screen in Empress Maria's Gold Drawing Room never seen before.

https://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.com/2019/01/interiors-of-winter-palace-c1917.html

Joanna

[Joanna]

Nicholas II’s Museum of Gold, Silver and Porcelain in the Winter Palace on the 3rd floor above their rooms

https://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.com/2020/02/nicholas-iis-museum-of-gold-silver-and.html

Joanna