Politics
Nicholas II
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Lived here
Alexander Palace
Nicholas II made the Alexander Palace the principal home of his family and was confined here after his abdication.
Lived here
Anichkov Palace
Spent childhood at Anichkov with parents Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna; after his 1894 Winter Palace wedding began married life there in six small rooms.
Performed here
Kazan Cathedral
Presided over a Te Deum at Kazan Cathedral on 21 Feb 1913 for the Romanov tercentenary, followed by a state reception at the Winter Palace.
Burial place
Peter and Paul Cathedral
The world's tallest Orthodox bell tower integrated into the main building.
Created here
Russian Museum
The world's largest depository of Russian fine art.
Lived here · 1894–1917
Winter Palace
Imperial residence in Petersburg until the February Revolution.
Traces in other cities
- Pskov
- Nicholas II Abdication Memorial Plaque — The plaque names the last Russian emperor and commemorates his abdication aboard the imperial train at Pskov.
- Pskov
- Pskov Railway Museum — Photographs and documentary displays recount the emperor’s arrival in Pskov and the abdication signed aboard his train.
- Pskov
- Site of the Gendarme Siding — Nicholas II spent his final hours as reigning emperor inside his train while it stood on this probable siding.
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