the Golden Room was used for receptions and balls. If only these walls could talk...
Peter the Great on a ceiling mural. Boy did he had small feet
the rooms are filled with objects from the 18th and 19th century
Menchikov collected art like this roman foot
part of the kitchen
one of the China inspired rooms
like this bedroom. Note the exquisite parquet
As governor-general of
Ingria he regularly "helped"
himself if he was in need of cash.
After Peter's dead in 1725 Menshikov became the unofficial leader of the Russian Empire, but was
toppled two years later, stripped of all his wealth and exciled to Siberia where he died in 1729.
Menschikov build his
own palace along the Neva River on Vasilevskiy Island.
By 1710 it had become the city's largest private stone
building.
Menschikov kept expanded his palace and stuffed it with treasures. It became the unofficial centre
of St Petersburg and even Peter the Great used it for receptions, parties and other official events.
The richtly decorated interiors, parquet floors and even fully Delft-tiled bedrooms give
a good impressinon of 18th century design and style.
We visited the palace in August 2016.
the Menchikov Palace along University Embankment
a buste of Alexander Menschikov in the garden
some of the rooms are completely covered with expensive Delft tiles
