The architect
Alexander Krasovsky reconstructed in 1895 the former dining room on the 2nd
floor of the Winter Palace into the Gothic Library (178 on the plan), a dressing
room (179) and bathroom (961) for Emperor Nicholas II.
Photograph
today (below) from the door of the Gothic Library into the Dressing Room
Photograph
c1917 and today (below) of the door to Nicholas’ Bathroom
Photograph
(below) of the stained-glass window facing into the small inner courtyard
I
discovered last week the photograph (below) taken in the fall of 1917 showing
the open door to the valet’s room (180) and a partial view of the door on the
left to the Gothic Library
Wow Joanna!
ReplyDeleteThe Dining room you mentioned are there any paintings of it?
Ghostie x
Only archival documents on the dining room. One day a painting may be discovered!
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