Inside The Romanov Family’s Most Opulent Palaces

[@oldmoneymansions]

COMMENT: Which of these palaces is your favorite - and, have you had a chance to visit?

[@michaelodhiambo8375]

All of them.

[@Hollandsemum2]

None of them until *all* vestiges of the old Soviet system & KGB are gone. It's not safe until then. So the question is, is Putin that last vestige, or will someone follow him who also remembers and foolishly reveres that system?

[@rogerburn5132]

All of them. Brilliant Program Well done . Brilliant information about Russia. LIKE LIKE 👍👍👍👍👍

[@rogerburn5132]

​@@Hollandsemum2 Can. You Get rid of the USA CIA and the USA Oligarchs system. USA and Europe is No different than Russia and Putin just different Names of Leaders. You are Not informed what is happening in the World 😊

[@hiho7847]

I passed around the Winter Palace, both sides. April 2011. Didn't want to bother with bureaucracy to get in. And neither wanted to travel out.

[@aleksandrbelykh5153]

I had a chance to visit all of them, they are all magnificent, but Peterhof is definitely my favourite!❤

[@lesamisdelacuisineprovenca9534]

Most of these palaces were designed and built by italian architects..... Pure exquisite....

[@jflan92]

Tsar Nicholas II & Tsarina Alexandra lived mostly at the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo but their living quarters there weren't as opulent as the other Romanov palaces. It was because of Tsarina Alexandra's simple taste for decorating & furnishing their rooms the English way as she saw it. Some of the furniture came from Maple & Co the English company.

[@johnowen6757]

I am lucky enough to have visited them all. Each is special but Peterhof is probably my favourite.

[@MisterPeterColeman]

I was in the Summer Palace and the Winter Palace in about 1983. The Winter Palace is my favourite. It is just so spectacular. My friends and I had visited Versailles not too long before that and even Versailles doesn't prepare you for the grandeur of the Romanov places. I'm not saying that I am supportive of wealthy royalty or anything like that. I'm a socialist by nature but the buildings are a part of mankind's heritage and we can all enjoy them now.

[@mbrawthen]

I liked The Winter Palace the best! Its size and Grandeur are just so unbelievably unique! The Winter Palace stands as the crowning achievement! Spanning 233,345 square meters with 1,500 rooms along the Neva River in St. Petersburg, featuring 1,886 doors, 1,945 windows, and an intricate baroque facade stretching 215 meters. Just so Stunning! 😱

[@ashlynworkman5894]

This is the trip of my dreams! I’ve dreamt about going to St. Petersburg since I was a little girl….one of these days I’ll be able to go.

[@bingbong46]

I loved our two trips to St Petersburg’s , it’s a fascinating city and easy to walk around , we were lucky and had glorious weather . The Winter Palace / The Hermitage Museum is amazing . Catherine Palace is also a favourite , gardens and Amber room but I think my favourite has to be Peterhof and that fountain and an amazing engineering feat in those days . We did the tour of the fountains engineering which was fascinating and with a surprise as you go outside in the fountain . No didn’t get wet . It has so much history and is wonderful to walk around . Hope one day the city will be open to worldwide visitors again . I agree with the comment below Versailles is not a patch on St Petersburg Palaces , the hall of mirrors was very disappointing .

[@Monitschka]

Never visited. Thanks for taking me along. Splendid. 💖

[@kaloarepo288]

Most of the palaces in Imperial Russia were designed by Italian or Swiss Italian architects. They used the baroque and rococo styles - the baroque style originated in 16th-17th century Rome and spread to most of Europe.It explains why the palaces are so vibrant and colorful.

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

Roccoco, originated in France, not Italy.

[@kaloarepo288]

@@LUIS-ox1bv Technically correct but the whole thing (baroque) was invented in Italy with the Jesuit churches in Rome like "Il Gesu" -spread to France particularly with the great baroque artist Bernini (he did the huge colonnade in front of St Peter's, Rome).Rococo was an extension of this. The key architect of baroque/rococo was Rastrelli who did so many of the great palaces in Russia and also churches and convents like the Smolny convent. Quarenghi was another great architect and I think he was Swiss-Italian (Ticino canton) Come to think of it even the Kremlin in Moscow was designed by an Italian architect but several centuries before the baroque era of course. At this time Italian composers also flocked to Russia and introduced opera etcetera to Russia -one great Venetian composer Galuppi even attempted to blend Italian baroque music with traditional Russian Orthodox church music. Paisiello was Catherine the Great's official composer -a Neapolitan who later wrote the music for Napoleon's coronation.

[@BrianJosephMorgan]

Well done!

[@James-h5j2d]

have visited The Winter Palace, Peterhoff, and the Catherine Palace, Peterhoff is my favorite.

[@debabehera2436]

Finally the video i was looking for ❤

[@jackiejermeay6568]

Never visited. But thanks all breathtaking ❤😊

[@DarlaHamilton-q7i]

I was thinking how I would love to visit each mansion! Thank you so much for this

[@Djtiger8090]

September 2018 visited Moscow and st Petersburg beautiful palaces. Place I wanted to visit as a youngster. Glad I’ve been.

[@Cat-bg2ge]

They are all opulent and quite beautiful and unique.

[@notyourdaddy2148]

i hope you continue this series of most opulent residencies of royal households

[@godfreyberry1599]

These magnificent places will always remain tangible symbols of the magnificence of human creativity.

[@christian-michaelhansen471]

The Winter Palace and the Hermitage would be the top of my list for a visit. The others mentioned here would each be interesting to see. My question is: If all these grand palaces are each so close together, why did all these different Royals feel the need to build a home so equally grand?

[@jamesrobinson6382]

I had an opportunity to visit St. Petersburg as well as Moscow and Novgorod in 2018. I had been aware of the palaces through an art Exhibition in Jackson, Mississippi. I had limited time but did visit the Winter Palace and the Catherine Palace which was my favorite. It has fewer visitors which made a huge difference. The Hermitage Museum was overrun by so many people it ruined the experience. I planned to go back to visit Peterhof but 2022 happened and I will never get to experience it. Had a wonderful trip and met lots of lovely people.

[@novosibirsktravelguide8582]

You are welcome to visit St. Petersburg at any time. There are no restrictions on visiting the city. Many tourists from all over the world still come here.

[@Hollandsemum2]

I'm very curious about the reconstruction of the amber room. Did they use the old black & white photos to guide them as to distribution of lightter vs darker pieces, and any patterns that had been in it? If so, that must have been difficult, although perhaps they had papers referencing the original installation in either country. Also, I think many believe it tobe destroyed, but could any of it have survived? Are there no records of who the last people in the German storage room were? One of the things that surprised me about Nicholas, was that he often actually had good instincts, but would let himself be talked out of his better judgement by relatives & courtiers who always insisted on a clear division between nobility and everyone else, and were afraid of a lessening of ytheir own positions. If Nicholas had insisted on his way, rather than second guessing himself at their bidding, they'd likely still be around as a family, if nothing else, instead of wiped out.

[@novosibirsktravelguide8582]

Not only black-and-white photographs of the Amber Room have been preserved, but also colored photographs. Based on these photos, restorers were able to restore the room.

[@bettyweber8432]

Amazing

[@ShlokDesai-cz6gd]

Whatever it is they didn't deserve the end that they got 😢

[@EddieKaiser-ig1yu]

We have to Appreciate each palace for their individuality and opulence. They were different times when opulence rained supreme.I still am floored by the Amber room my gosh it's beautiful and makes one wonder wjere in the world a whole room of amber could be hiding. That is something that I wish that they could find even if only a piece of the room. That can't be an easy thing to hide but I am afraid that's one thing that they will never find.

[@janinemangubat7475]

AND NOW RUSSIA IS STILL IN CHAOS.. BRING BACK THE MONARCHS

[@Alex_R88]

отличная шутка!

[@randyeilers4061]

Russia is definitely in chaos and a third of their people are starving.

[@AnthonyMcRedmond-Vg2ry]

Russia is not chaos its doing better than under the Romanofs or the communists and it has the best army in the world dont believe everything the western billionaire owned news keeps telling you

[@novosibirsktravelguide8582]

There is a monarch in Russia, but his position is referred to differently.:))

[@marijasovljanski]

Fantastično.

[@charlescarpenter3758]

We were fortunate enough to spend three days visiting the Hermitage as well as Tauride and summer palace with it’s magnificent fountains in 2018. I am sad that it is impossible nor desirable to visit this evil empire now or in the foreseeable future.

[@jaybon625]

Love them all, wish I could visit but there are more! Russia had a big royal family plus nobility .. Yussupov palace, livadia, pavolsk palace , the Marble palace, Vladimir palace

[@Richardsonprincess00]

No wonder those palaces are grand, until the reopening as a museum.

[@hughryan4211]

You forgot Livadia Palace ..

[@novosibirsktravelguide8582]

In this video, we only see palaces that were built for Russian emperors by Italian architects. However, there are many other palaces built by Russian architects that are just as impressive. These palaces are not inferior to those featured in the video and deserve to be seen.

[@pepper3035]

Winter palace is my favourite. Visited in 2007

[@randyeilers4061]

Sadly I'm an American and can not risk the chance of illegal arrest and the many years in Russian prisons to visit any of these places.

[@novosibirsktravelguide8582]

There are a large number of Americans currently residing in Russia, and many tourists continue to visit Russia from the United States. Therefore, you have the chance to come to Russia anytime you want. And please, don't listen to the stories that the media tells about Russia.

[@Dulcimertunes]

I wouldn’t trust Putin as far as I could throw him.

[@wayneg7812]

Bloody Sunday is not what it was portrade to be. Like so many other misconceptions about these horrific times.

[@rabbitkumardua1038]

No person who so ever is permanent in this world People will come in this ever changing world live for unknown no, of years and the leave this world leaving behind only memories 🙏 Lov u all Russian people Thanks RK Dua New Delhi India

[@Worldhelpers-bb6mc]

It’s a beautiful castle

[@surreygirl2075]

I have read the book on the russian tsars it is very interesting

[@rubenlaracuente8991]

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[@sifridbassoon]

Pavlovsk Palace?

[@havca2916]

The the reconstruction of the amber room was fully financed by a German trust foundation, itself largely financed by the German construction company HochTief.

[@hiho7847]

From which movie/series is the footage ? 3:08 .... 3:14 ...

[@yolandabrinkman2653]

@hiho7847 if you have never seen the film Nicholas and Alexandra from the 70s, I recommend it. Based on a book by Robert K Massie available on kindle

[@hiho7847]

@yolandabrinkman2653 hey, I indeed read the book! Is that footage from the film you mentioned? I will look for. Thank you.

[@oldmoneymansions]

That book is SO good!

[@marijasovljanski]

Kako su grejali prostorije?

[@donalkinsella4380]

They carried a hot water bottle under their arms.

[@you2angel1]

Information is all over the place I would not take this for historical fact of my life depended on it. Catherine II most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.

[@franksilva4034]

Bonito..

[@Alex_R88]

17:46 - это портрет его сына)))

[@wildershoney2439]

I bet they'd take them back in a heartbeat after Lenin and Stalin

[@ecrelisioribeiro6416]

What about Pavlovsk?!

[@franksilva4034]

Onde países ?

[@RevLeigh55]

These structures are not something to be admired. Russia had a feudal economic system that exploited the serfs until well into the 19th century.

[@novosibirsktravelguide8582]

There is still a feudal system in Britain that exploits its people, and the monarchy has not been abolished yet.:)

[@anyaaa2801]

Are my ears wrong but does this voice sound like AI?

[@rafaelsantos5111]

Um delírio! Dá impressão de que o dinheiro era infinito...

[@ΜπεττυΜπεττυ-δ6ρ]

The West still has kings, why did you kill them? Did you have a better time afterwards? No, the queen made Anastasia's life difficult with her strictness, she didn't enjoy anything.

[@archiviste600]

Encore une voix synthétique dégoutante !

[@ezravelluaren8]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@josieann5031]

Why use the horrible AI narrative. Stop being lazy and use a human voice.

[@jadwigakowal9886]

They were very bad people . Selfish didn't care about nation only about themselves . So ending very bad too.

[@michaelflick1177]

Many of the images do not match the narration. That is very disappointing and extremely careless.

[@HeathFarms]

I’m so glad the Russian people overthrew the Tsar as they are so much better off without their government and president living as if they are royal…. Oh wait

[@randyjohnson2943]

what is the difference from Putin and the oligarchs?

[@novosibirsktravelguide8582]

Dreaming is not harmful, so you can enjoy it safely.:)

[@davidkeogh1570]

Nothing about the millions who paid and died for the excess of the Romanoff family and their need for luxury.

[@jozebutinar44]

😂😂😂😂😂 no one cares for peasent's

[@davidkeogh1570]

@jozebutinar44 when you say no one ,what does that mean,when did you become the spokes person,you are so smug, idiotic but smug.

[@anthonypopola5773]

Or the millions killed comrades Lenin and Stalin….

[@Alex_R88]

как будто за другие семьи ни кто не умирает😂😂

[@Nicksonian]

⁠@@Alex_R88 Please, the Russian people, despite overthrowing Nicholas, are incapable of having a country not run by a dictator. Russia has only traded one form of oligarchy for another over more than a century.

[@TheLem63]

Study history before asking stupid questions. You think you know better Russian people.

[@김혜령-p6r]

가짜다 러시아천손족타르타르족 거인인간왕족문명 있단 말이야