What was down the basement of the AP?

[DBS]

Love this website and forum.  This is my first post, so apologies in advance if I do something incorrect.

I've read that the basement of the Alexander Palace contained a boiler room and some dungeons, and had a collection of medieval torture equipment harking back to the "Russian Inquisition," which was more or less contemporary with the Spanish one.  Can anyone  tell us what was down there during Nicholas and Alexandra's time?  Any written references to anything subterranean there?  I saw the posts elsewhere re tunnels -- do we know if they ran under the AP?

Thanks and congratulations on all the fine scholarship that has gone into this whole enterprise.

DBS

[Robert_Hall]

You should check the thread on the AP itself. There are floorplans. Medievial dundgeons? The place was not that old!  The basement had storage and mechanics to keep the place warm and watered.

[DBS]

Robert, thanks so much for that reference.  The thread was incredibly helpful, with great floor plans.  Did not see any dungeons there, though there were various security posts and guardrooms.

DBS

[dmitri]

the basement today of the Alexander Palace is pretty tedious - functional

[Geglov2-3]

Александровский дворец стоит на больших трубах в человеческий рост (из камня). Созданы они для осушения. В Великую отечественную немцы взрывали землю перед дворцом, для рытья захоронений.1950-60 года вроде - бы одна труба обвалилась. Дворец с 3-х сторон окружён водой. Если они все развалятся то, скорее всего сырость дворец погибнет. Новые постройки на дворцовой улице привели к тому, что подземный ход S.Danini уже сыреет и подземное водохранилище тоже всё залито.

Aleksandrovskiy the palace costs on greater pipes in human growth (from a stone). They are created for drainage. In Great domestic Germans blew up the ground before a palace, for digging burial places.1950-60 year like - one pipe would fall off. The palace from 3 parties is surrounded by water. If all of them will collapse that, most likely dampness a palace will be lost. New constructions in palace street have led to that underground course S.Danini already damp and a underground water basin too all is filled in.