The Yusupov Palace

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The last place we visited in St. Petersburg was the Yusupov Palace also known as the Moika palace. It is beside the river Moika, The palace was very grand it even has its own ornate theatre inside which you enter via a staircase that can seat around 60 people. The palace had been turned into a museum and remained mostly intact after the revolution. There is much art work and it is beautifully preserved. This is where the mystic priest Rasputin was murdered. In a small ornate cellar room he was led down and plied with poison wine. He was shot here and thought to be dead but in fact he was still alive. This giant of a man survived and crawled out into the courtyard. Once they discovered that he was gone they went out and shot him further. He was rolled up in a carpet and dumped into the river! The photo is of the chandelier on the stair way. It was massive. I would hate to have to clean that one! We have one in our dining room and living room and that is a chore I detest as it takes so long!