SAINT PETERSBURG: Russia’s Alexander Palace, the last home of Emperor Nicholas II before he and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks, will reopen to the public next summer after million-dollar renovations, officials said Friday. A picture taken on October 24, 2019 shows restoration works ongoing at the Alexander Palace at the Tsarskoye Selo palace museum in Pushkin outside Saint Petersburg. A picture taken on October 24, 2019 shows restoration works ongoing at the Alexander Palace at the Tsarskoye Selo palace museum in Pushkin outside Saint Petersburg. (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP)“The Alexander Palace is a special place,” Olga Taratynova, director of the Tsarskoe Selo Museum, told reporters during a presentation on Thursday. A picture taken on October 24, 2019 shows restoration works ongoing at the Alexander Palace at the Tsarskoye Selo palace museum in Pushkin outside Saint Petersburg.

Source: New Strait Times October 25, 2019 10:30 UTC