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Entries / The Military Chamber (an ensemble of the Alexander Park)

The Military Chamber (an ensemble of the Alexander Park)


Categories / Tsarskoe Selo and town of Pushkin. The digital chronological reference book/Monuments of history and culture

The Military Chamber, located in the Alexander Park near the White Tower, was built on the initiative of Nicholas II in 1913-1917 according to the design of the civil engineer S.Yu. Sidorchuk like an Old Russian fortress. It was decided to organize here the Museum of the Military History of Russia which was named the Tsar’s Military Chamber. One-storied light gallery and two small towers were given for placing the museum collections. Big size exhibits must be placed in the third big tower. It was intended that the bilighted hall for 400 seats would use as a lecture-hall and movie theatre. Portraits of the first knights of St. George’s order were placed in the museum during World War I. Examples of arms and ammunition, taken away from the enemy, were delivered from the front to the museum. Big artillery guns and even a aircraft were placed in the courtyard.
In 1918 the museum was closed and exhibits were passed into other museums. Now this building is belonged to the State Museum Reserve “Tsarskoye Selo”. It is planned to create here a museum exposition devoted to World War I.

Authors
Semenova Galina Victorovna

Persons
Nicholas II, Emperor
Sidorchuk S.Y.

Addresses
Akademichesky Avenue/Pushkin, town


1912-1915

The Martial Chamber for the Military History Museum was built according to the project of S.Yu. Sidorchukand then the museum was transformed into the Museum of World War I
Source: Tsarskoe Selo

1918

January. In Tsarskoye Selo, the Town Duma, Zemstvo and Menshevik Soviet were dissolved. N.I. Tatarintsev became the head of the new Bolshevik Soviet, this Soviet was declared as the only power in Tsarskoye Selo. 15 January
Source: Tsarskoe Selo

1924

The summer. Sergey Yesenin performed in a sudent's club (in the Martial Chamber) and together with Vsevolod Rozhdestvensky performed in the Detskoye Selo sanatorium of scientist (TsKUBU)
Source: Tsarskoe Selo