Crypts within the Peter & Paul Cathedral

[rgt9w]

It is my understanding that many of the crypts within the burial chambers of the Peter and Paul Cathedral have been damaged by seasonal flooding. I had read on this discussion board that Grand Duke George's remains were found quite damaged when exumed by DNA testing.

Is it presumed that most, if not all of the crypts have been damaged by water?

Were any special precautions taken to prevent water damage during the burial of Nicholas II and his family. Are any steps being taken to protect the coffin of Empress Marie Feodorovna when she is reburied next year in the Cathedral?

[Romanov_Fan19]

id like to see a floor plan with names in english  so  Ill  know rests next to whom  like  who is on the left of  Grand Duke George  whos at his right   who is above his head and whos below his feet   also what uniforms and medals each was buried in  Hope that makes sense

[Macedonsky]

id like to see a floor plan with names in english

Start from http://imperator.spbnews.ru/nw/english/map_en.html

[Romanov_Fan19]

I saw the  the  resting place  of  Vladimir Cyrilovich  

 whos buried  close to him like where are the remains of Grand Duke George  in relation to him

thanks in advance

[rgt9w]

According to the book, "The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul: The Burial Place of the Russian Imperial Family",  Grand Duke George Alexandrovich's tomb is located in the main Cathedral (Tomb 40 in the above link).

He is surrounded in tomb 15 by Czar Alexander III, Czar Alexander II (tomb 13), and Empress Marie Alexandrovna (tomb 14).  At a diagonal in tomb 51 is George's infant brother Alexander Alexandrovich. Perhaps his mother Marie Feodorovna will be buried beside George when she is moved to St. Petersburg next year, as the tomb will allow her remains to be near her sons and Alexander III.

According to the book, tomb 41 held the remains of Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgiyevna, wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich. Her remains were moved to Greece in the 1930s.

[rgt9w]

Tombs in the main cathedral (use link above to find numbers)

 1. Czar Peter I (the Great)
 2. Czarina Catherine I
 3. Czarina Anna Ioannovna
 4. Czarina Elizabeth I
 5. Czar Peter III
 6. Czarina Catherine II (the Great)
 7. Czar Paul I
 8. Czarina Marie Feodorovna (wife of Paul I)
 9. Czar Alexander I
10. Czar Elizaveta Alexeyevna (wife of Alexander I)
11. Czar Nicholas I
12. Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna (wife of Nicholas I)
13. Czar Alexander II
14. Czarina Marie Alexandrovna (wife of Alexander II)
15. Czar Alexander III
16. Czarevitch Alexei Petrovich (son of Peter I)
17. Charlotte-Christine-Sophie (wife of Alexei Petovich)
18. GD Maria Alexeyevna (sister of Peter I)
19. GD Anna Petrovna (daughter of Peter I)
20. Czarina Marfa Matveyevna (wife of Czar Fedor Alexeyevich)
21. Czarevitch Konstantin Pavlovich (son Paul I)
22. GD Mikhail Pavlovich (son Paul I)
23. GD Elena Pavlovna (wife of Mikhail Pavlovich)
24. GD Maria Mikhailovna (daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich)
25. GD Ekaterina Mikhailovna (daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich)
30. GD Nicholas Nikolaevich (Son of Nicholas I)
35. GD Mikhail Nikolaevich (son of Nicholas I)
36. GD Olga Feodorvna (wife of Mikhail Nikolaevich)
37. GD Alexei Mikhailovich (son of Mikhail Nikolaevich)
38. GD Alexandra Alexandrovna (daughter of Alexander II)
39. Czarevitch Nicholas Alexandrovich (son of Alexander II)
40. GD George Alexandrovich (son of Alexander III)
41. Former tomb of GD Alexandra Georgiyevna (wife of GD Paul Alexandrovich)
48. GD Alexandra Mikhailovna (daughter of GD Mikhail Pavlovich)
49. GD Anna Mikhailovna (daughter of GD Mikhail Pavlovich)
51. GD Alexander Alexandrovich (son of Alexander III)

The other tombs are in the Grand Ducal Vault or the Catherine Chapel where the remains of Nicholas II and family are buried.

[BobG]

Here is a list of those buried in the Grand Ducal Burial Vault:

Also,
26.      Alexandra Nikolayevna      1825-1844 **
27.      Maria Nikolayevna (Leuchtenberg)      1819-1876 **
28.      Sergei Maximilianovich (Leuchtenberg)      1849-1877 **
29.      Georgi Maximilianovich (Leuchtenberg)      1852-1912
31.      Konstantin Nikolayevich      1827-1892 **
32.      Alexandra Iosiphovna      1830-1911
33.      Viacheslav Konstantinovich      1862-1879 **
34.      Konstantin Konstantinovich      1858-1915
41.      Alexandra Georgiyevna      1870-1891      Reburied in Greece in 1939
42.      Alexei Alexandorvich      1850-1908
43.      Vladimir Alexandrovich      1847-1909
44.      Kirill Vladimirovich      1876-1938 *
45.      Victoria Fedorovna      1876-1936 *
46.      Vladimir Kirillovich      1917-1992
47.      Peter I's Children      various
48.      Alexandra Mikhailovna      1831-1832  **
50.      Alexandra Maximilianovna (Leuchtenberg)      1840-1843
52.      Alexander Valadimirovich      1875-1877 **
53.      Natalia Konstantinovna      1905-1905 **
           
           
** Originally buried in Cathedral, reburied in the Grand Ducal vault.      
           
Bob G

[Robert_Hall]

A post on a different thread mentioned the violent disturbance and violation of the tombs during the revolution. Can anyone verify the desecration?