Anichkov Palace
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The Anichkov Palace, a former imperial palace in St. Petersburg, stands at the intersection of Nevsky Avenue and the Fontanka River.
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The colonnade of Her Imperial Majesty's Cabinet (designed by Giacomo Quarenghi)
Anichkov Bridge and Anichkov Palace in 1753.
Maria Feodorovna, known as Princess Dagmar of Denmark before her marriage, was Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894 as the wife of Emperor Alexander III. She was the fourth child and second daughter of
Anichkov Palace
…on the edifice since then, and its interiors were continuously refurbished. Following his marriage in 1866 the future Tsar Alexander III and his wife, Maria Feodorovna, made the Anichkov Palace their St. Petersburg residence, ensuring its refacing in a variety of historic styles. There their children, including the…
Empress Maria in 1881
Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna of Russia, 1870s
Alexandra and Dagmar, ca. 1859-1870; from the 19th Century American Trade Cards collection of the Boston Public Library
Dagmar's birthplace and childhood home, the Yellow Mansion in Copenhagen