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  St. Petersburg - Yusupov Palace  
Photo of Yusupov Palace, St. Petersburg
Yusupov Palace

Built in the 1760s, the colonnaded building was acquired in 1830 by the aristocratic Yusupov family to house their magnificent collection of paintings.  The cellar contains an exhibition with wax figures on the notorius "mad monk" Grigoriy Rasputin, who was murdered there in 1916 by Prince Felix Yusupov.  (You'll need to buy a separate ticket for the Rasputin exhibit.)
Photo of Grand Staircase, Yusupov Palace Photo of Grand Staircase and Chandelier, Yusupov Palace Photo of ornate ceiling, Grand Staircase, Yusupov Palace
Photo of Blue Bedroom, Yusupov Palace Photo of hallway with parquet floor, Yusupov Palace Photo of gold and porcelain sculpture topped by gold candelabra, Yusupov Palace
Photo of Ballroom, Yusupov Palace Photo of Red Drawing Room, Yusupov Palace Photo of Green Drawing Room, Yusupov Palace
Photo of Tapestry, Yusupov Palace Photo of Practice Room, Yusupov Palace Photo of ceiling of Inlaid Chest, Yusupov Palace
Photo of Art Gallery, Yusupov Palace Photo of Roman Hall, Yusupov Palace Photo of Theatre, Yusupov Palace
Photo of Small Art Gallery, Yusupov Palace Photo of Small Art Gallery, Yusupov Palace Photo of Chandelier with blue candles, Yusupov Palace
Photo of Library, Yusupov Palace Photo of Stained Glass Window, Yusupov Palace Photo of Stained Glass Windows in bedroom of Yusupov Palace
Photo of Turkish Drawing Room, Yusupov Palace Photo of Turkish Drawing Room, Yusupov Palace Photo of Turkish Drawing Room
Photo of Study, Yusupov Palace Photo of Yusupov Family Crest in Study, Yusupov Palace Photo of Rasputin Exhibit, Yusupov Palace