Yusupov Palace, or Prince Yusupov's Chamber, located in Bolshoy Kharitonievsky Lane, were built in the 17-19 centuries and today are among the oldest among the surviving residential buildings of the center of the capital.
The noble owners were in disfavour, buildings and land changed owners - while the young Emperor Peter II did not give them to Prince Yusupov, whose family owned the palace for the next 200 years, before the revolution of 1917.
His story began with a hunting lodge erected on the orders of Ivan the Terrible m place where he lost his hat during the hunt. After some time the house turned into a palace, a century later it was destroyed, and the empty lands passed into the possession of Baron Shafirov, who built a prototype of the palace today. The subsequent noble owners fell into disfavour, the buildings and land changed owners - until the young Emperor Peter II gave them to Prince Yusupov, whose family owned the palace for the next 200 years, before the revolution of 1917.
Restoration of 2009 completely restored the lost interiors of the building, and Today the visitors of the Yusupov Palace have an opportunity to see the magnificent halls in their original beauty. The Throne Room with its amazing painted ceiling, the Red and Hunting Halls, the cozy Starry Room, the refectory, the Armorial and Portrait Rooms, the artfully styled Chinese Room and the House Church - all this can be seen independently or during an organized excursion