Yusupov Palace is one of the rare nobleman's mansions of Saint-Petersburg, former family's residence, etalon of aristocratic interior, worldwide famous as the place of mysterious murder of Grigory Raputin.
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Yusupov Palace
Yusupov Palace on Moyka River
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Address:
g Naberezhnaya Reki Moyki, 94
g 59.929549,30.298683
м Sadovaya, Sennaya Ploschad', Spasskaya
g +7(812)314-98-83
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Price for excursion "Yusupov Palace - historical and cultural monument of XVIII-XX centuries": for adults - 700 RUR, kids up to 18 y.o. and students - 500 RUR.
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Yusupov Palace on Moyka River is one of the most popular places in the city, which attracts a lot of tourists. It is a unique architectural ensemble of XVIII-XX centuries, monuments of history and culture. The main fact that attracts tourists the most is that the Yusupov Palace is the place of mystery murder of Grigori Pasputin. There is the exposition “Grigori Rasputin. Myths and reality”, which covers the mysterious personality of Rasputin. Also it is possible to visit the exposition “Murder of Grigori Rasputin” (in Russian language only). Moreover, there is an excursion through the palace's rooms "Yusupov Palace - historic and cultural monument of XVIII-XX centuries", excursion "Through the palace's halls and rooms", exposition "The last owner of Yusupov Palace" and "The excursion with musical miniature". The audio guide service is available for visitors.
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The Palace was built in 1770 by the architect J.-B. Vallin de la Mothe for the count A. Shuvalov, son of the general P. Shuvalov, who bought the presented mansion by princess Proskovia Ivanovna (niece of Peter the Great) to Semenovsky Regiment. After the death of A. Shuvalov the palace was owned by his daughter and son. In 1795 the Empress Catherine II bought the mansion and gave it as a present to the niece of G. Potemkin, countess A. Branizkaya. In 1830 the palace was purchased by B. Yusupov. Since then the owners of the palace was five generations of the famous noble Yusupov family till 1917. On 17 December 1916 Grigori Rasputin, who was the spiritual mentor and friend of Russian Emperor Nicolas II and his family, was killed in the Yusupov Palace. For the participation in collusion with the purpose of murder F. Yusupov was exiled in his mansion "Rakitnoe" and the palace was given to authorized representatives. In Soviet times there were the Swedish and German Consulates and the commission of the exchange of prisoners of war. In 1918 the Yusupov Palace was nationalized and the historic and household mode museum was opened in it. In 1925 the palace was given to workers of education. In 1935 it was taken under protection of the state as the historical and cultural monument. In 1946-1955 the restored halls of Yusupov Palace were opened for visitors.
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Nowadays the Yusupov Palace is one of the rare examples of manorial mansions of Saint-Petersburg, where residential rooms of the former owner, gala apartments, picture gallery and home theatre were preserved thanks to the work and talent of Saint-Petersburg restorers. The concerts of classic music, performances and vocal evenings are held in the palace regularly.
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