We went to the Yusupov Palace today and, having walked along the road alongside the Griboyedov Canal, came to the entrance door for the Palace, only to find a notice directing us to an entrance about half a mile away. The Palace was beautiful and worth £5 each, although the interior is very complicated and it is easy to get lost. Which we did. However we had to pay a further £5 each to see the Rasputin exhibition which was very interesting.

Moyka River

Yusupov Palace, tapestry room


The Blue Room


The Rotunda


The Red Room

The Green Room


Ballroom


Choral group in the ballroom

Family tree back to Yusup Khan, leader of the Nogai clan



Candle-holder in Nicholas Hall

Theatre



Bathroom

Bathroom

Bath towel holder





Conspirators waiting to murder Rasputin while Yusupov was giving him wine+arsenic upstairs

Rasputin

Yusupov giving Rasputin wine+arsenic

Photo of Rasputin fished out of the river

Decembrists Street