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Romanov Legacy: The Palaces of St Petersburg
by Zoia Belyakova

192pages

Published: 1994

Genre: Photo album

Publisher: Viking Studio Books

Languages: English

ISBN Hardcover: 0670863394

ISBN Softcover: No softcover edition available

Print Status: out of print

Romanov Legacy: The Palaces of St Petersburg

description:

Photographs and descriptions of the Catherine Palace, Chinese Palace, Gatchina Palace, Tauride Palace, Yelagin Island Palace, Maryinsky Palace, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich’s palace, Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovich's palace, and the Shuvalov Palace.

unique features:

Illustrated with contemporary color photographs, many large-scale and/or closeup images. (No vintage photos.)

similar to:

Tsarskoye Selo: The Imperial Summer Residence

in my opinion:

Lovely photography; particularly nice for those interested in contemporary interior details.

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