Cottage Palace

About museum

The Cottage Palace, built in the Neo-Gothic style for Alexandra Feodorovna, the beloved wife of Nicholas I, is notable for its many family relics. In particular, a stone bearing the monogram of the Turkish sultan, brought by Nicholas I from Varna, is set into the vestibule wall, and the silver chandelier in the Grand Reception Room was a gift for the couple's silver wedding from the empress's German relatives. The Neo-Gothic style is evident not only in the palace's architecture but also in its interior decoration — in the design of the furniture and objects of decorative and applied art. In addition, the palace's painting collection includes works by outstanding Russian artists such as I. K. Aivazovsky, O. A. Kiprensky, S. F. Shchedrin, and others.