Alexander Palace
The Alexander Palace is a former imperial residence near the town of Tsarskoye Selo in Russia, on a plateau about 30 miles south of Saint Petersburg. The palace was commissioned by Catherine the Great in 1792.
- Palace
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (250 feet)
- Description: palace in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Amber Room and Children’s House.
Amber Room
Branson DeCou, Public domain.
The Amber Room was a chamber decorated in amber panels…
600 metres south of Alexander Palace
Tepper’s House in Tsarskoye Selo
Tepper’s House in Tsarskoye Selo is an arts center.
320 metres southeast of Alexander Palace
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pushkin and Alexandrovskaya.
Alexandrovskaya
Alexandrovskaya is a municipal settlement…
2½ km northwest of Alexander Palace
Alexander Palace
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Latitude
59.72107° or 59° 43′ 16″ north
Longitude
30.39272° or 30° 23′ 34″ east
Open location code
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Uzbek—“Alexander Palace” goes by many names.
Aleksander-paleisAfrikaans
亞歷山大宮Chinese
亞歷山大皇宮Chinese
Alexandrovský palácCzech
Alexander-paladsetDanish
Aleksandrovskiy dvoretsDutch
AlexanderpaleisDutch
Aleksandri paleeEstonian
Aleksanterin palatsiFinnish
Palacio de AlexandreGalician
ალექსანდრეს სასახლეGeorgian
Παλάτι του ΑλεξάνδρουGreek
ארמון אלכסנדרHebrew
Istana AleksandrIndonesian
Palazzo AleksandrovskijItalian
Palazzo di AlessandroItalian
アレクサンドル宮殿Japanese
アレクサンドロフスキー宮殿Japanese
AleksanderpalassetNorwegian
AleksanderpalassetNorwegian Bokmål
Александрийский дворецRussian
Александровский дворецRussian
Alexander PailaceScots
Александровски дворацSerbian
Aleksandrova palačaSlovenian
AlexanderpalatsetSwedish
Aleksandr SarayıTurkish
Aleksandr saroyiUzbek
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