Archinect - News 2024-11-14T23:39:02-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150290946/reconstructing-the-home-of-the-last-czar-of-russia-and-his-family Reconstructing the home of the last czar of Russia and his family Nam Henderson 2022-01-27T12:18:00-05:00 >2022-01-27T12:18:27-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dc/dc0bbfb9ff5e7ac528306c1bcc9935e6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In 2011, the Russian state decided to recreate the czar&rsquo;s private suite &mdash; which had been furnished in the Art Nouveau style and was mostly destroyed during World War II and subsequent Soviet reconstructions &mdash; and create a museum around it...To recreate the czar&rsquo;s private rooms, Ms. Ryadova&rsquo;s team had to remake almost everything: pickled oak parquet floors, wool rugs and silk draperies, and even spittoons that were used by the imperial family and courtiers.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Ivan Nechepurenko covered the reopening of the restored&nbsp;Alexander Palace, of&nbsp;Nicholas II.</p>