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The Yussupov's palace
The Yussupov Palace situated on the bank of the Moika River is one of the most interesting places of sightseeing in Saint-Petersburg. The palace keeps a mysterious atmosphere of its famous owners - the Yusupov family, rich Russian nobles. Everything in the palace reminds of their treasures, spectacular balls and soirees, of the last hours of notorious Grigory Rasputin and legends connected with his name. The White Column hall, the Theatre, the Dancing hall, the Musical hall, the Chekhonin room and the Grand hall impress by their noble pure classical interiors. The stylistically rich and magnificent Blue room is followed by the Green room, then by the Red, the Mavritansky rooms and others.
A special attention is usually paid to the exhibition "Grigory Rasputin". There you will see several wax figures illustrating the story of the assassination of this famous person.
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