A long
corridor connected the Jordan Staircase to the private apartments of Nicholas
and Alexandra Feodorovna on the 2nd floor of the Winter Palace. The
windows look out into the Large Inner Courtyard and opposite are mirrored doors into the Nicholas and Concert Halls.
Photographs
(below) of the Corridor today
After
the 1837 fire, the architect Stasov designed the Pompeian Gallery [151-153 on the
2nd floor plan] for the long corridor.
V.
Sadovnikov c1842 watercolor (below) of the Pompeian Gallery
Painting
c1850s (below) of the Pompeian Gallery with doors leading into Empress
Alexandra’s Winter Garden [152 on the plan]
K.
Ukhtomsky’s c1862 watercolor (below) of the Pompeian Gallery
Chandelier
(below) preserved today
During
the reign of Alexander III, the architect Gornostaev redesigned the corridor
into the Eastern Gallery in 1886. Paintings of battle scenes from the
Russian-Turkish war of 1877-78 were displayed on the walls.
Photograph
c1903 (below) of the Eastern Gallery during the reign of Nicholas II and
Alexandra
Photograph
c1915 (below) of the Eastern Gallery used as part of the Tsarevich Alexei
Hospital in the Winter Palace
Panorama
(link below) of the former Pompeian Gallery known today as the Romanov Gallery:
I loved this, thanks so much Joanna for doing a post on it.
ReplyDeleteThe Dark corridor fascinates me too. Will you do a post about it?
Ghostie x
It was incredible the first time we walked down the corridor over twenty years ago!
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The photos are remarkable . The blog is interesting , well researched and a joy . Exceptional , Joanna . George Rollins
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