The Palace
The Palace of the Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich was built in 1667-1672 by the order of the Tsar as a gala summer residence at the Tsar's Courtyard in Kolomenskoye. The palace served for the rest of the Tsar's family in the country, court ceremonies and reception of overseas ambassadors. The division of the palace into men's and women's half reflected the patterns of life of the Tsar's family in the XVII century. The men's half comprised the Tsar's and the Tsareviches' (the Tsar's sons") towers, while the women's half consisted of the Tsarina's (the Tsar's wife's) and the Tsarevnas' (the Tsar's daughters') towers. The courtier poet Simeon Polotsky referred to the palace as "the Eight Wonder of the World".
The palace building served its purpose for a hundred years, but eventually fell into disrepair and was dismantled in 1767 by the order of Empress Catherine II. Plans, descriptions and images of the palace have survived to our days.
In 2007 - 2010, the palace was reconstructed. The opening ceremony took place on 5th September 2010, on Moscow Day.
The Palace
The Palace of the Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich was built in 1667-1672 by the order of the Tsar as a gala summer residence at the Tsar's Courtyard in Kolomenskoye. The palace served for the rest of the Tsar's family in the country, court ceremonies and reception of overseas ambassadors. The division of the palace into men's and women's half reflected the patterns of life of the Tsar's family in the XVII century. The men's half comprised the Tsar's and the Tsareviches' (the Tsar's sons") towers, while the women's half consisted of the Tsarina's (the Tsar's wife's) and the Tsarevnas' (the Tsar's daughters') towers. The courtier poet Simeon Polotsky referred to the palace as "the Eight Wonder of the World".
The palace building served its purpose for a hundred years, but eventually fell into disrepair and was dismantled in 1767 by the order of Empress Catherine II. Plans, descriptions and images of the palace have survived to our days.
In 2007 - 2010, the palace was reconstructed. The opening ceremony took place on 5th September 2010, on Moscow Day.