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The original wooden palace was built in 1667 -1672 and it amazed noblemen and foreign ambassadors so much with its splendor, they named it "the eighth wonder of the world".

Unfortunately, 100 years later, the palace fell into disrepair. Empress Catherine II in 1768 ordered it to be demolished. But beforehand, she had a wooden model of the palace  created.

With the help of this model, the palace was reconstructed and finished on the 4th of September, 2010.

The appearance of the palace is almost identical to that from old images.

The wooden palace created in the 17th century was designed primarily to show Russia and foreign dignitaries the grandeur of the Czar's power.

The reconstructed palace (as with its original version) has 270 rooms with an area of 7239 square meters.

The palace was the main country residence of Russian emperors.

The modern palace is not made completely of wood; in contrast to the original. The new palace is now solid with reinforced concrete and it is edged with logs.

The palace is a complex maze of rooms connected by passageways.

Wood for the construction was transported in from the Krasnoyarsk region of Russia.

The tsar, tsarina, and their children had separate rooms in the palace with separate entrances and exits, and additional rooms for servants , maids and nannies.

Tourists pay an admission charge of 400 rubles (15 dollars).

This is a main hall where foreign ambassadors would have to wait until they were called by the Czar.

The ceiling of the main waiting room.

The throne room.

Ceiling of the throne room.

The chamber of the Czar.

The sauna.

The blue drawing room of Empress Elizabeth.