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| From June to October 1917 this room was the seat of the ]. When the palace was stormed during the night of 7th November 1917, the members of the Government were arrested in the adjoining private dining room. | From June to October 1917 this room was the seat of the ]. When the palace was stormed during the night of 7th November 1917, the members of the Government were arrested in the adjoining private dining room. | ||
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The Malachite Room of the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, was designed in the late 1830s by the architect Alexander Briullov for use a formal reception room for the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, wife of Nicholas I. It replaced the Jasper Room, which was destroyed in the fire of 1837.
The room obtains its name from the use of malachite for its columns and fire-place. This large salon contains a large malachite urn as well as furniture from the workshops of Peter Gambs which were rescued from the 1837 fire.
From June to October 1917 this room was the seat of the Russian Provisional Government. When the palace was stormed during the night of 7th November 1917, the members of the Government were arrested in the adjoining private dining room.
Today, as part of the State Hermitage Museum, this room retains its original decoration.
References
- Budberg, Moura (1969). Great Palaces (The Winter Palace. Pages 194–201). London: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. ISBN 0600 01682 X.
- The Guardian newspaper's website. retrieved 20 April 2008. Published by the Guardian. (eye witness account of the storming of the Winter Palace).
- Norman, Geraldine (1998). The Hermitage: The Biography of a Great Museum. New York: Fromm International Publishing. ISBN 0-88064-190-8.
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