The place where the last Russian emperor was born and lived

The Alexander Palace is a former imperial palace about 48 kilometers (30 miles) south of Saint Petersburg. The Alexander Palace encircled by magnificent Alexander Park near to the larger and pompous Catherine Palace and Catherine Parks .

Because of the privacy it provided the Alexander Palace was the preferred residence of the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II and his family. Its safety and remoteness contrasted favourably with the Winter Palace during the years directly prior to the Russian Revolution. In 1917, the Alexander palace became the family’s initial place of isolation after the first of two Russian Revolutions in February, which abolished the House of Romanov during First World War.