Giant Bath Tub Built For Tsar Alexander I – Why Was It So Large?
AncientPages.com | July 11, 2018
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Babolovsky Palace in Russia was built in 1780 during the reign of Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796) also known as Catherine the Great who was not only the longest ruling female leader of Russia, but also the grandmother of Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1777-1825).
Located behind the Catherine park and the Alexander park in the town of Pushkin, a town to the south of Saint Petersburg the Babolovsky Palace was once originally built using wood and served as summer residence with seven rooms and a bath-house. It was a place where Catherine the Great met with her lovers.
Tsar Alexander I of Russia liked the place so much that he ordered a renovation of the palace The summer residence was rebuilt in stone in the Gothic style between 1782 and 1785.
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