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Ivan Dyagovchenko
St Alexander Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace
1875 (ca)
Albumen print
38.2 x 33.7 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2103402
LL/91224
Photograph of the St Alexander Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace. The large room has a domed ceiling supported by protruding columns. On the far wall there is an open doorway with a pediment above, framing the Russian emblem of a two-headed eagle. Paintings showing scenes from the life St Alexander Nevsky hang on the wall above the doorway. There are enclaves displaying silverware to either side of the doorway and chairs line the edge of the room. There is a chandelier to either side of the dome. The Kremlin is a fortified complex of palaces and cathedrals in Moscow. The Grand Kremlin Palace is the largest building in the Kremlin and was built between 1837 and 1849. It has five reception rooms named after the Orders of the Russian Empire, including this hall named for St Alexander Nevsky.
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