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  • MediaDB / «Alexander Park of Tsarskoe Selo. XVIII – early XX centuries. Everyday life of the Russian Imperial Court" Igor Zimin: download fb2, read online

    About the book: 2017 / This book is a logical continuation of the previously published work by I. V. Zimin "The Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo". Turning to the history of the Alexander Park with its numerous buildings and pavilions is due to the fact that the park and the palace constitute a single space of the imperial suburban residence and it is unlawful to study the history of one without the history of the other. The history of the Alexander Park has deeper roots in the past than the history of the Alexander Palace. All emperors and empresses, from the beginning of the 18th century. those who lived in Tsarskoe Selo, lovingly and diligently furnished their residences and parks. As a result, a bizarre fusion of architectural fantasies and preferences arose on the territory of Alexander Park, which revealed not only the talent of the architects, but also a reflection of the personal hobbies of the Russian monarchs…