One of the desingner was finnish woman Alma Pihl. And many of goldsmits was also finnish. But those days more finns lived in st. Petersburg than in Helsinki.
Did you know some of them have mechanical parts and and play music like a music box? Here’s a video of the tree one you liked: th-cam.com/video/y3pMx2aA534/w-d-xo.html
Thankfully, for the world & the now future from then, the Faberge' eggs could have easily been lost to the world during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917-1923. " In 1918 The House of Fabergé was seized by the Bolsheviks. In early October the stock was confiscated. The House of Fabergé was no more". Peter Carl Fabergé never recovered from the shock of the Russian Revolution. He died in Switzerland on September 24, 1920. So very thankful so many of the famed Faberge' eggs survived that tumultuous period in Russian history, and will continue to survive far into the future.
I was lucky when I went in 2018 as we were in a cruise party and we were almost at the front of the queue. Did the winter palace on the Saturday, and the Catherine on Sunday, fabulous memories so I had to watch your vid.
Oh my gosh, the whole history of Faberge eggs is just so awesome, there was basically one master who produced the egg during the whole year, and they were given the full freedom by the tzar to use their creative imagination to produce another unique piece, imagine every day you come to work just to continue working on the same little egg during the whole year, alone, just your thoughts and feelings and then some 120 years later your work is worth millions of dollars and is exhibited all over the world and some private collectors still own some.
Saint Petersburg is a magical city, it is best to see it at the end of July, during the white nights, you will love this city and it will remain in your heart forever. This is a truly magical city.
Definitely my favorite of your Russia visit videos. I hadn't remembered that you & all visitors to the Catherine Palace were mandated to wear shoe covers previously, but it makes sense to keep out tons of dirt that would otherwise be tracked into there, everywhere. I really love all of the artwork on the ceilings and then all of the gold artwork everywhere inside there. The magnificence of all of that gold is absolutely fantastic. That alone makes it so mindblowing in its being so unreal, as Marc commented on. The Faberge museum had to have been equally unreal in its amazing intricacy of all of the Faberge egg works of art.
Только подписался на ВАШ канал,посмотрел три видео.....ВЫ уникальнейшая пара во Вселенной!!!))) Всё так информативно и с такими милыми юморными вкраплениями... Дикий восторг!!!)))СПАСИБО,РЕБЯТА!!!
Adjectives fail in trying to describe the Catherine Palace and Faberge Museum. Can't imagine that a daughter builds a palace and makes exterior blue to match her mother's eyes. Definitely another world! I liked the Easter egg with the coronation coach. Great to see these spectacular places through your eyes.
The St Catherine palace is so incredibly stunning for its architecture & artwork & more. That place looks so huge. Love the Faberge' museum as well. One hears all the time of the famous Russian Faberge' eggs, but to actually have a chance to see what they really look like, is amazing. No matter how much one tries to give a description to the Faberge' eggs, it comes off as insufficient. Truly beyond belief and such exquisite detail on each & every single one of those eggs. Absolutely fantastic in every way. Mind-blowing.
I feel the same way, Kevin! We spent SO long looking at the eggs (clearly until the museum closed haha) because they were just mesmerizing. I kept thinking about the creativity that went into imagining each one, the skill of executing it, and the expense of paying for it!
haha not embarrassing! There's just so much to see! We didn't get to Peterhof so that's on my list for another time 😭 How was it? Would love to hear any other suggestions of places you loved too!
@@EileenAldis Yeah there is a bunch of stuff to see in Saint Petersburg:) we went to Peterhof in October and it was crowded with tourists but still it was such a beautiful and lovely place, it's just overwhelming 😵😂 Also i visited museum Kunstkamera and Peter-Pavel's fortress, it was definitely worth it and i also suggest visiting mini-town Saint Petersburg.
in our last stay in St P we had an apartment just up the Fontanka Canal the Museum, but it wasn't ready then. sad faces, but I'm very familiar with the Faberge` creations and seeing them in your video brought me great Joy. when we would go to St P we would get an apt for a month and Live There. so many Happy Memories. Thanks for sharing Yours.
Wow, sounds like you've experienced a lot of St. Petersburg. I'm sure you have lots of amazing memories. For me it was a huge treat to see the Faberge eggs for the first time :)
Wow, such lovely opulence! Like traveling back in time. Stunning. It's almost sad to reflect on how much artistry has been lost over the past 100 years. Really appreciate this one guys :) Best wishes, James and Kim
Hey guys! Yes, it did feel like travelling back in time in a way. That's a good way of putting it. I love imagining what it was like when the royals occupied the space. One thing I know you'd appreciate is all the skill and artistry that went into restoring the palace after much of it was destroyed. They had a lot of photos showing the process and painstaking detail that was taken over a long period of time. :)
Great video! Catherine Palace is stunningly ornate. The security guard was like "eggscuse me the museum is closed now". The eggs are beautiful. I'm both not surprised and shocked at the same time that they took up to a year to make. Can't wait to see where you guys are headed next.
haha I'm sure that's what the security guard was saying in his head ;) That job must be full of pun gold. Yeah, each egg is a work of art. Unbelievable!
Hi🤗 5:58 Saint Petersburg was named after Saint Peter, not Peter the Great. Peter the Great founded the city with the construction of the Peter and Paul Fortress and named it, of course, after Saint Peter, not after himself.
I stumbled upon your channel and I love it! So much fun to see this fantastic place through your eyes. Plus you both have a sense of humor! I am definitely going to watch more of your travels...
Wow, right about at a year ago when this one came out of your time while over there in Russia, Seeing the beautiful Catherine Palace & the incredibly amazing Faberge eggs.. That Catherine Palace has to be SO mind-bogglingly huge, as you showed in the video.
So glad you you got out to Tsarskoye Selo (where the Catherine Palace is located) and got to see the Amber Room. I moved out of STP before the Faberge Museum opened, so I was especially interested in that. Interestingly enough, it is located fairly close to where I used to live on the Fontanka Canal. I also noticed the weather, and am glad you got the real STP experience as far as that is concerned too. It's nice to return to these spots via your videos. Looking forward to Day 3!
Hi Letitia! That's so cool you lived right downtown there! Perhaps you'll return and visit the Faberge Museum someday :) We absolutely loved it, as you could tell haha. We definitely got the rain on day 2 which is what made the SUNNY BLUE SKIES on day 1 so incredible. Lucky us. Our next video will be out tomorrow!
Hi Susan! Have you been there? I hadn't heard of it before but as soon as we arrived in St. Petersburg I became aware of its fame. Would love to know what became of those original amber walls.
@@EileenAldis no i haven't been there, but I have long been fascinated with amber. My son is an American working in a Polish university, so I have been to Poland 3 times. Amber is so big there, and is found in the Baltic sea. I don't think they ever found out what happened to the original Amber room that was stolen in the war. Still a mystery
Yes, money certainly wasn't a problem for these royals! What also amazed me was the craftsmanship involved in restoring it after so much was destroyed.
Hello Joan! Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed the video :) The palace really is something to see and we were especially impressed with all the painstaking restoration work.
Great video, guys! How do you decide what to see when you're visiting such an interesting city for only 72 hours?! So sad that parts of the palace were destroyed, and amazing that the Amber Room has been restored! l love Faberge! We saw an exhibit of Faberge in Cleveland years ago that included all sorts of jewels, picture frames, vases, cigarette cases, sculptures, etc. all made by Faberge, plus some of the famous eggs. We saw the potted tree sculpture just like the one you featured! We could barely get close to the eggs for the crowd jostling for position (I feel your pain in the Amber Room). It did give us a better chance to examine the other items more closely, and I came away with a better appreciation for the wide range of the items made at the Faberge shops, and not just the eggs.
I like your positive attitude about the Faberge experience, Linda! You're right - the eggs are incredible but it was also interesting to see all the other less famous things they made. Like WOW. Such exquisite detail. And deciding what to see isn't easy sometimes haha! We planned ahead and also left room for where the wind would take us which was a good combo ;)
Great job guys, a real feast for the eyes there. Both locations looked fab. All the eggs were beautiful, the tree one and the blue one with the bird on top were my favourites. Crazy that you were jostled so much in the Palace, wonder what it is like in the middle of peak season...
haha we had exactly the same thought in the Amber Room, Shaun! I can only imagine that it gets more like a mosh pit :P It was "quiet" when we visited compared to high season. Yikes!
Absolutist monarchs certainly knew how to live. Most of us have a summer home which is a tent. They had a palace the size of a town. Collecting admission money will pay for the cost of the building within a couple of centuries. Gorgeous place though would love to visit it and the wonderful Faberge museum.
Every adjective seems inadequate to describe the Catherine Palace. Imagine a blue exterior to match her mother's eyes. That's over the top. I like the egg with the coronation carriage, All are beautiful though. The room destroyed during the war is sad though.
Yes, I loved finding that out about the blue eye colour matching the facade. She must've had gorgeous eyes! The palace was largely ruined and the fact that it's been restored so immaculately is testament to how many skilled craftsmen still exist today. Wow.
Симпатичная пара! Я неожиданно поймала себя на мысли, если бы происходили костюмированные съёмки в исторических интерьерах, они сами похожи были бы на императорскую чету! Удивительно, но они бы в этой роли смотрелись очень органично...
I've been there! But for me, the Peterhof is much more beautiful with larger park. Both are amazing of course! And if you go to Versailles in Paris, you can see some resemblance. They're related.
Most of the gold plaster present on the facade used to be actual plated gold, but now it's painted in yellow. When German troops reached Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in World War II, they intentionally destroyed the residence. Although the restoration work that has been done is beyond incredible.
@@EileenAldis ahah started to feel like at home! Poor Marc is going to regret this trip😉 Cant wait to see what he will come up with for your next easter egg 🤣 The pressure is on🤐
WOW!…….Rich or Poor……IT”S NICE TO HAVE MONEY! I guess the royal family didn’t really live in The Palace for the most part….amiright? They all wanted A BETTER PLACE to spend the summer! I guess it’s all relative! :-P
haha yes the royal family had multiple palaces. This one is where they usually spent the summer. The Winter Palace is where the Hermitage Museum is now (in our last video). Imagine getting one of those eggs for Easter. It blew our minds.
Yeah, and there's another Finland connection. The imperial families spent many summers in Finland. Apparently Nikolai II who was the most hated Tsar in Finland, beause of political measures to cut down the autonomy of the country (era of russification) spent more summers in Finland than the others, in the archipelago especially. Here's some nice photos of his family in Finland and their luxurious yacht www.tunturisusi.com/romanov/suomi.htm and here's an article (unfortunately no English page) of a villa. Alexander III commanded a villa to be built by the river, and he spent many summers here. Before mentioned Nikolai II was son of his, and also spent his summers here with his dad fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langinkosken_keisarillinen_kalastusmaja.
To be fair, I doubt Nikolai II could decide much of that russification politics. Behind of it was political national movement and it didn't only try to diminish Finnish autonomy, but was much more widespread ideology.
I was expecting this, but video still drops your jaw. I read about the amber room many years back, can't recall the story clearly any more, but I think German moved the original panels to another castle. And then that castle got bombed and the panels got destroyed. Something like that. Of course it may be a cover story. It looks all wonderful now, but back then the wealth of the upper class was an insult and crime towards everyone else.
I remember when we were kids, we went swimming to a public outdoor swimming pool in Helsinki and there was a finnish prime minister swimming with us, all cool, not bothered by anybody. Imagine back in Russian Empire days, a mere mortal would use the same swimming pool with some high ranked Emperors personnel...
@@nikokapanen82 Finnish prime minister would be a mere mortal compared to Russian Emperors. Back then they were THE most powerful people on earth and FInland was only a small part of Russian Empire. I doubt that any of highly ranked modern US ministers would go to the municipal swimming pool to spare time together with locals. Anyways Finland was always quite a free country, even at the times of Russian Empire it was the first country in Europe which allowed women to attend elections.
@@nikolainikas860 That is the thing. Russian emperors separated themselves from "mere mortals" to the point where they were kept as somrething divine. They wasted enormous wealth to get that gap, between a life of a normal people and themselves to be unfathomable. Just for a contrast, Jesus, the Son of God hanged around with most basic mortals and sinners, washed his disciples legs and so on. So a finnish prime minister, by keeping the gap between him and the normal people - minimal, was showing the utmost respect, while the emperors of Russia, were doing everything to keep that gap at maximum, to be seen as something what no one else were.
Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo, the stop over between St P and MCW. I first saw the Amber Room in 2004, stood 2 hours in the rain in October. WORTH IT!!!! funny you mentioned ''jewel box'' I consider St P a Jewel Box City, but for ever slammed shut to me, because of the official position on Gays in Russia. I have my memories and photos. they'll have to do.
They dont believe in living large! So Grand! Too bad Alexander died of bladder gangrene. I waited in line for the Christmas house tour near by me. 45 minutes wait times and it was Cold. I've seen an Egg Collection at the Chicago Museum. Russias probably closed for 5 to clean the glass someone touched. Nice tour, elfie eggheads!!
That's cool you saw some of the eggs in Chicago! I'd love to see more of them now I've had a taste. They're truly extraordinary. Waiting for the palace wasn't so bad but we were still surprised by the line since we arrived before it even opened! Guess lots of other people did too ;)
Nice couple. Welcome to our city. Do not drink too much. My advice it's better to buy your pretty wife new jeans for her own are in dilapidated state all torn apart.
الناس اللي بيشكوا من كثرة الجهل والقبح والإرهاب حولهم روحوا أي متحف في القاهرة بخمس قروش هاتشوفوا اجمل بنات واولاد في العالم واكثرهم ثقافة وزوق وهاتشوفوا التحف ايضا .....
beautiful places! But whenever i visit these European palaces, castles, cathedrals, part of me can really understand why revolutionaries rose up to overthrow the ruling class. Not saying that I agree with them, but i can sympathize with them.
I understand what you mean. The extravagant wealth at the top is very apparent. Fascinating to witness through the lens of history. That's why I found that last imperial egg especially interesting.
Hello, I am building a model of the Amber room and am trying to determine the exact location in the palace so I can build the exterior portion as well. Would you happen to remember where it is? Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I've had little luck with my Google searching.
It takes a long time to do subtitles (unfortunately we can't just turn them on - I wish!) but we've just added them so hopefully more Russians can watch :)
Hola eileenaldis, como Arquitecto en lo personal no gusto de la ornamentación en los edificios, gusto más por una Arquitectura sobria o minimalista, sin embargo, es de valor histórico incalculable lo plasmado en cada rincón de los edificios que nos documentas, felicidades gran video, y déjame decirte lo disfruto más cuando interactuas con tu esposo y se divierten, saludos desde México..
¡Me alegra que estés disfrutando eso! Aprecio tu perspectiva como arquitecto. Entiendo lo que quiere decir sobre preferencias personales, pero también me encanta cómo la arquitectura es un marcador histórico de su tiempo. Increíble ver lo que se consideraba de alta moda y deseable en ese momento y en ese lugar. Gracias de nuevo por comentar y saludos! :)
@@EileenAldis I dont remember which movie it happens, but Bond (Rooger Moore) going to fine auction and ask. Can i see this egg and same time chanced it ha ha!
Европоцентризм - это то, что пропагандировалось и пропагандируется в школах СССР и России. Ваша позиция всего лишь говорит, что Ваша черепная коробка всегда доступна для "какашек" пропаганды. Можете этим гордиться, можете оскорбляться - это выбор каждого.
@@2002babay живу рядом с Екатерининским и подпишусь под постом Сергея. Ощущение, что ты в Шанхае, а не в Пушкине. Их очень много, они очень громкие и бесцеремонные!
@@2002babay затоптали китайцы весь Питер, мы годами сами в музеи попасть не могли из-за очередей и толкатни. Они меня прошлым летом тупо в туалете эрмитажа отталкивали от кабинок и пропускали своих, это вот прям толпа агрессивная против тебя одной в борьбе за обычный туалет. Европейцы разные, конечно, но под ноги себе не харкают.
Carl Faberge---Until he was 14 years old he went to the German St Anne School in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[citation needed] In 1860 his father retired from his jewelry business and moved with his family to Germany. He left the House of Fabergé in Saint Petersburg in the hands of his business partner. Carl Fabergé undertook a course at the Dresden Arts and Crafts School. In 1862 Agathon Fabergé, the Fabergés' second son, was born in Dresden, Germany, where he went to school as well.
In fact Carl Faberge had almost NO connection to Finland exept the fact that his father was born in Estonia, which was the part of Russian Empire. Also the information about numerous finnish goldsmits working for the House of Faberge is a sort exaggregation as well.
Was soooo wrong. Went years ago, got all the rooms confused. Everything so grand and outrageous and covered in gold. Cant believe you got to film the amber room. Tried to get pictures and old ladies would swat at you... 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
hahah I can well believe about getting swatted at, Gilbert! It's still a competitive place to try to film or get a photo 😂 Really glad we got to show it and visit the palace. Such a fascinating place!
@@user-xv8dd7wy4x Можно сделать вывод, что эти понятия довольно близкие друг к другу, но у них есть несколько существенных отличий, по которым считать их синонимами будет в корне неправильно. В частности, к этим отличиям относится следующее: король правит только национальным государством; царь правит всем царством (то есть многонациональным государством).
Have you heard of Fabergé eggs? I'm obsessed! Which one is your favourite? 🥚
One of the desingner was finnish woman Alma Pihl. And many of goldsmits was also finnish. But those days more finns lived in st. Petersburg than in Helsinki.
Did you know some of them have mechanical parts and and play music like a music box? Here’s a video of the tree one you liked: th-cam.com/video/y3pMx2aA534/w-d-xo.html
Winter egg,year 1913
Thankfully, for the world & the now future from then, the Faberge' eggs could have easily been lost to the world during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917-1923. " In 1918 The House of Fabergé was seized by the Bolsheviks. In early October the stock was confiscated. The House of Fabergé was no more". Peter Carl Fabergé never recovered from the shock of the Russian Revolution. He died in Switzerland on September 24, 1920. So very thankful so many of the famed Faberge' eggs survived that tumultuous period in Russian history, and will continue to survive far into the future.
Yes, it's a relief that they survived as art and historical record for all to see. Though I think they don't know the whereabouts of all 50?
I was lucky when I went in 2018 as we were in a cruise party and we were almost at the front of the queue. Did the winter palace on the Saturday, and the Catherine on Sunday, fabulous memories so I had to watch your vid.
Oh my gosh, the whole history of Faberge eggs is just so awesome, there was basically one master who produced the egg during the whole year, and they were given the full freedom by the tzar to use their creative imagination to produce another unique piece, imagine every day you come to work just to continue working on the same little egg during the whole year, alone, just your thoughts and feelings and then some 120 years later your work is worth millions of dollars and is exhibited all over the world and some private collectors still own some.
Amazing St Petersburg Russia vlog Eileen well done 😊😊❤️❤️👍👍
St.Petersburg the most beautiful city in the world!
The complete joy you two have on your face makes me tear up watching 😍 Thank You so much for sharing
aww thank you so much - I'm glad you can feel our joy ❤️
Saint Petersburg is a magical city, it is best to see it at the end of July, during the white nights, you will love this city and it will remain in your heart forever. This is a truly magical city.
It's such a historic city and we loved visiting. Would love to return in warmer weather :)
Definitely my favorite of your Russia visit videos. I hadn't remembered that you & all visitors to the Catherine Palace were mandated to wear shoe covers previously, but it makes sense to keep out tons of dirt that would otherwise be tracked into there, everywhere. I really love all of the artwork on the ceilings and then all of the gold artwork everywhere inside there. The magnificence of all of that gold is absolutely fantastic. That alone makes it so mindblowing in its being so unreal, as Marc commented on. The Faberge museum had to have been equally unreal in its amazing intricacy of all of the Faberge egg works of art.
Greetings from Saint Petersburg!:)
Только подписался на ВАШ канал,посмотрел три видео.....ВЫ уникальнейшая пара во Вселенной!!!))) Всё так информативно и с такими милыми юморными вкраплениями... Дикий восторг!!!)))СПАСИБО,РЕБЯТА!!!
Adjectives fail in trying to describe the Catherine Palace and Faberge Museum. Can't imagine that a daughter builds a palace and makes exterior blue to match
her mother's eyes. Definitely another world! I liked the Easter egg with the coronation coach. Great to see these spectacular places through your eyes.
The St Catherine palace is so incredibly stunning for its architecture & artwork & more. That place looks so huge. Love the Faberge' museum as well. One hears all the time of the famous Russian Faberge' eggs, but to actually have a chance to see what they really look like, is amazing. No matter how much one tries to give a description to the Faberge' eggs, it comes off as insufficient. Truly beyond belief and such exquisite detail on each & every single one of those eggs. Absolutely fantastic in every way. Mind-blowing.
I feel the same way, Kevin! We spent SO long looking at the eggs (clearly until the museum closed haha) because they were just mesmerizing. I kept thinking about the creativity that went into imagining each one, the skill of executing it, and the expense of paying for it!
I loved visiting Saint Petersburg, amazing city💕 great video ♥️
Thanks! :) Did you visit the Catherine Palace or Fabergé Museum while you were there?
@@EileenAldis this is embarrassing but i didn't🙈😃 next time i will definitely visit these places:)
But Peterhof was stunning 😍
haha not embarrassing! There's just so much to see! We didn't get to Peterhof so that's on my list for another time 😭 How was it? Would love to hear any other suggestions of places you loved too!
@@EileenAldis Yeah there is a bunch of stuff to see in Saint Petersburg:) we went to Peterhof in October and it was crowded with tourists but still it was such a beautiful and lovely place, it's just overwhelming 😵😂
Also i visited museum Kunstkamera and Peter-Pavel's fortress, it was definitely worth it and i also suggest visiting mini-town Saint Petersburg.
Thank you for the recommendations! My sister visited Peterhof and loved it. We'll do more sightseeing in our next video too :)
in our last stay in St P we had an apartment just up the Fontanka Canal the Museum, but it wasn't ready then. sad faces, but I'm very familiar with the Faberge` creations and seeing them in your video brought me great Joy. when we would go to St P we would get an apt for a month and Live There. so many Happy Memories. Thanks for sharing Yours.
Wow, sounds like you've experienced a lot of St. Petersburg. I'm sure you have lots of amazing memories. For me it was a huge treat to see the Faberge eggs for the first time :)
Wow, such lovely opulence! Like traveling back in time. Stunning. It's almost sad to reflect on how much artistry has been lost over the past 100 years. Really appreciate this one guys :)
Best wishes, James and Kim
Hey guys! Yes, it did feel like travelling back in time in a way. That's a good way of putting it. I love imagining what it was like when the royals occupied the space. One thing I know you'd appreciate is all the skill and artistry that went into restoring the palace after much of it was destroyed. They had a lot of photos showing the process and painstaking detail that was taken over a long period of time. :)
Great video! Catherine Palace is stunningly ornate. The security guard was like "eggscuse me the museum is closed now". The eggs are beautiful. I'm both not surprised and shocked at the same time that they took up to a year to make. Can't wait to see where you guys are headed next.
haha I'm sure that's what the security guard was saying in his head ;) That job must be full of pun gold. Yeah, each egg is a work of art. Unbelievable!
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Saint Petersburg was named after Saint Peter, not Peter the Great. Peter the Great founded the city with the construction of the Peter and Paul Fortress and named it, of course, after Saint Peter, not after himself.
Just beautiful!
Very! I especially love the eggs 😊
I stumbled upon your channel and I love it! So much fun to see this fantastic place through your eyes. Plus you both have a sense of humor! I am definitely going to watch more of your travels...
Очень интересное видео)))
All those gorgeous eggs! I could never choose a favourite. I had no idea that they took a year to create. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, right about at a year ago when this one came out of your time while over there in Russia, Seeing the beautiful Catherine Palace & the incredibly amazing Faberge eggs.. That Catherine Palace has to be SO mind-bogglingly huge, as you showed in the video.
So glad you you got out to Tsarskoye Selo (where the Catherine Palace is located) and got to see the Amber Room. I moved out of STP before the Faberge Museum opened, so I was especially interested in that. Interestingly enough, it is located fairly close to where I used to live on the Fontanka Canal. I also noticed the weather, and am glad you got the real STP experience as far as that is concerned too. It's nice to return to these spots via your videos. Looking forward to Day 3!
Hi Letitia! That's so cool you lived right downtown there! Perhaps you'll return and visit the Faberge Museum someday :) We absolutely loved it, as you could tell haha. We definitely got the rain on day 2 which is what made the SUNNY BLUE SKIES on day 1 so incredible. Lucky us. Our next video will be out tomorrow!
Wow! The Amber Room has always fascinated me
Hi Susan! Have you been there? I hadn't heard of it before but as soon as we arrived in St. Petersburg I became aware of its fame. Would love to know what became of those original amber walls.
@@EileenAldis no i haven't been there, but I have long been fascinated with amber. My son is an American working in a Polish university, so I have been to Poland 3 times. Amber is so big there, and is found in the Baltic sea. I don't think they ever found out what happened to the original Amber room that was stolen in the war. Still a mystery
Guys you are both so charming and positive! Enjoying your videos so much!! Welcome to Russia! Hope your time was good here -)
Hi Igor! Thanks so much! We're happy you're enjoying our videos :)
Love the Faberge eggs...and the palace is incredible.
Totally! An amazing day of royal sightseeing.
Wow wow. That's superb
Wow, loved the video. Amazing what endless amounts of money can build. Amazing.
Yes, money certainly wasn't a problem for these royals! What also amazed me was the craftsmanship involved in restoring it after so much was destroyed.
You guys are so funny. Loved it 💗👍🏻
Haha glad you enjoyed it! 🥰 Things got pretty silly in the amber room 😂
Y’all are too cute! Really enjoyed the video. I didn’t realize Catherine’s palace was so beautiful and unique.
Hello Joan! Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed the video :) The palace really is something to see and we were especially impressed with all the painstaking restoration work.
Peter the Great was founder of the City, but it was named after his saint protector, Saint Peter.
You are very nice and positive young people. Good luck to you! And always welcome to Russia, to every corner of its vast expanses!
Вы прикольные удачи вам.
Great video, guys! How do you decide what to see when you're visiting such an interesting city for only 72 hours?! So sad that parts of the palace were destroyed, and amazing that the Amber Room has been restored!
l love Faberge! We saw an exhibit of Faberge in Cleveland years ago that included all sorts of jewels, picture frames, vases, cigarette cases, sculptures, etc. all made by Faberge, plus some of the famous eggs. We saw the potted tree sculpture just like the one you featured! We could barely get close to the eggs for the crowd jostling for position (I feel your pain in the Amber Room). It did give us a better chance to examine the other items more closely, and I came away with a better appreciation for the wide range of the items made at the Faberge shops, and not just the eggs.
I like your positive attitude about the Faberge experience, Linda! You're right - the eggs are incredible but it was also interesting to see all the other less famous things they made. Like WOW. Such exquisite detail. And deciding what to see isn't easy sometimes haha! We planned ahead and also left room for where the wind would take us which was a good combo ;)
Great job guys, a real feast for the eyes there. Both locations looked fab. All the eggs were beautiful, the tree one and the blue one with the bird on top were my favourites. Crazy that you were jostled so much in the Palace, wonder what it is like in the middle of peak season...
haha we had exactly the same thought in the Amber Room, Shaun! I can only imagine that it gets more like a mosh pit :P It was "quiet" when we visited compared to high season. Yikes!
Какая душевная подача, очень круто! Всех благ вам!
Большое спасибо! Наилучшие пожелания и тебе! :)
Hi guys, just came across the two of you, loved the tour, info and your sense of humor. I'm a new subscriber. Greetings from Florida.
Absolutist monarchs certainly knew how to live. Most of us have a summer home which is a tent. They had a palace the size of a town. Collecting admission money will pay for the cost of the building within a couple of centuries. Gorgeous place though would love to visit it and the wonderful Faberge museum.
Hey Eileen and Marc... At the and of the year 2019 I was so bummed (
Every adjective seems inadequate to describe the Catherine Palace. Imagine a blue exterior to match her mother's eyes. That's over the top. I like the egg with the coronation carriage,
All are beautiful though. The room destroyed during the war is sad though.
Yes, I loved finding that out about the blue eye colour matching the facade. She must've had gorgeous eyes! The palace was largely ruined and the fact that it's been restored so immaculately is testament to how many skilled craftsmen still exist today. Wow.
Симпатичная пара! Я неожиданно поймала себя на мысли, если бы происходили костюмированные съёмки в исторических интерьерах, они сами похожи были бы на императорскую чету! Удивительно, но они бы в этой роли смотрелись очень органично...
Что за буйная фантазия ? Вы что курите мадам ? Два хихикающих придурка неожиданно оказались внутри храма искусства и к тому же вне клетки.
I have immensely enjoyed this vlog. Will be in STP in July for 14 days. Much love from NYC..da big 🍎.Cheerzzz!
That's wonderful! Hope you have an amazing time :)
@@EileenAldis ...thank you so much my friend...most appreciated. 😎🤙...U Rock!
Cool!!! Thnks
I've been there!
But for me, the Peterhof is much more beautiful with larger park. Both are amazing of course! And if you go to Versailles in Paris, you can see some resemblance. They're related.
Peterhof is the original thing and Versailles is a makeshift copy not even close.
Most of the gold plaster present on the facade used to be actual plated gold, but now it's painted in yellow.
When German troops reached Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in World War II, they intentionally destroyed the residence. Although the restoration work that has been done is beyond incredible.
Sensational 😍😘loved it and made me laugh!
Haha thanks, Sabrina! That Amber Room started to feel like a Canadian hockey rink 😂
@@EileenAldis ahah started to feel like at home! Poor Marc is going to regret this trip😉 Cant wait to see what he will come up with for your next easter egg 🤣 The pressure is on🤐
Hahaha “just cover it in chocolate” 😉😂🐰
I love like so much Russia
What’s your favourite part?
St. Petersburg was built completely by Italian and Dutch architects like Rastrelli, Trezzini etc. Russians could construct only Lapti (bast shoes)
Очень жизнедеятельностная парочка.
THANK YOU,VIZIT JUNAGADH GUJARAT,IND.
WOW!…….Rich or Poor……IT”S NICE TO HAVE MONEY!
I guess the royal family didn’t really live in The Palace for the most part….amiright?
They all wanted A BETTER PLACE to spend the summer!
I guess it’s all relative! :-P
PS: You're a funny guy Marc!
haha yes the royal family had multiple palaces. This one is where they usually spent the summer. The Winter Palace is where the Hermitage Museum is now (in our last video). Imagine getting one of those eggs for Easter. It blew our minds.
Yeah, and there's another Finland connection. The imperial families spent many summers in Finland. Apparently Nikolai II who was the most hated Tsar in Finland, beause of political measures to cut down the autonomy of the country (era of russification) spent more summers in Finland than the others, in the archipelago especially. Here's some nice photos of his family in Finland and their luxurious yacht www.tunturisusi.com/romanov/suomi.htm and here's an article (unfortunately no English page) of a villa. Alexander III commanded a villa to be built by the river, and he spent many summers here. Before mentioned Nikolai II was son of his, and also spent his summers here with his dad fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langinkosken_keisarillinen_kalastusmaja.
To be fair, I doubt Nikolai II could decide much of that russification politics. Behind of it was political national movement and it didn't only try to diminish Finnish autonomy, but was much more widespread ideology.
I was expecting this, but video still drops your jaw. I read about the amber room many years back, can't recall the story clearly any more, but I think German moved the original panels to another castle. And then that castle got bombed and the panels got destroyed. Something like that. Of course it may be a cover story.
It looks all wonderful now, but back then the wealth of the upper class was an insult and crime towards everyone else.
I guess we'll maybe never know what became of those panels!
I remember when we were kids, we went swimming to a public outdoor swimming pool in Helsinki and there was a finnish prime minister swimming with us, all cool, not bothered by anybody. Imagine back in Russian Empire days, a mere mortal would use the same swimming pool with some high ranked Emperors personnel...
@@nikokapanen82 Finnish prime minister would be a mere mortal compared to Russian Emperors. Back then they were THE most powerful people on earth and FInland was only a small part of Russian Empire. I doubt that any of highly ranked modern US ministers would go to the municipal swimming pool to spare time together with locals. Anyways Finland was always quite a free country, even at the times of Russian Empire it was the first country in Europe which allowed women to attend elections.
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That is the thing. Russian emperors separated themselves from "mere mortals" to the point where they were kept as somrething divine. They wasted enormous wealth to get that gap, between a life of a normal people and themselves to be unfathomable.
Just for a contrast, Jesus, the Son of God hanged around with most basic mortals and sinners, washed his disciples legs and so on.
So a finnish prime minister, by keeping the gap between him and the normal people - minimal, was showing the utmost respect, while the emperors of Russia, were doing everything to keep that gap at maximum, to be seen as something what no one else were.
Красота!) Спасибо!!!)
Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo, the stop over between St P and MCW. I first saw the Amber Room in 2004, stood 2 hours in the rain in October. WORTH IT!!!! funny you mentioned ''jewel box'' I consider St P a Jewel Box City, but for ever slammed shut to me, because of the official position on Gays in Russia. I have my memories and photos. they'll have to do.
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Зачем Вы это пишете? В России никого не интересует Ваша сексуальная ориентация))))
I think that the room with the eggs is closed for 5 minutes to wipe the glass, erase fingerprints.
They dont believe in living large! So Grand! Too bad Alexander died of bladder gangrene.
I waited in line for the Christmas house tour near by me. 45 minutes wait times and it was Cold.
I've seen an Egg Collection at the Chicago Museum. Russias probably closed for 5 to clean the glass someone touched.
Nice tour, elfie eggheads!!
That's cool you saw some of the eggs in Chicago! I'd love to see more of them now I've had a taste. They're truly extraordinary. Waiting for the palace wasn't so bad but we were still surprised by the line since we arrived before it even opened! Guess lots of other people did too ;)
Your love for each other is most beautiful, accept my tribute.
i thought you couldnt take pictures inside the amber room
Your love for each other is most beautiful, accept my tribute
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Nice couple. Welcome to our city. Do not drink too much.
My advice it's better to buy your pretty wife new jeans for her own are in dilapidated state all torn apart.
الناس اللي بيشكوا من كثرة الجهل والقبح والإرهاب حولهم روحوا أي متحف في القاهرة بخمس قروش هاتشوفوا اجمل بنات واولاد في العالم واكثرهم ثقافة وزوق وهاتشوفوا التحف ايضا .....
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One thing I have wondered was how much the entire palace would be worth today...
Priceless? ;)
not enough money in the world)
beautiful places! But whenever i visit these European palaces, castles, cathedrals, part of me can really understand why revolutionaries rose up to overthrow the ruling class. Not saying that I agree with them, but i can sympathize with them.
I understand what you mean. The extravagant wealth at the top is very apparent. Fascinating to witness through the lens of history. That's why I found that last imperial egg especially interesting.
Wow, the amber room. for us it was forbidden the make movie :-(
Really? Everyone was taking photos and videos when we were there. What year was that?
@@EileenAldis 2017 with aida
But, but, but.
I've always had a feeling that this city was called this way after Peter The Saint, not Peter The Great.
May Iwas wrong?
"kinder suprise" 😂
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Hello, I am building a model of the Amber room and am trying to determine the exact location in the palace so I can build the exterior portion as well. Would you happen to remember where it is? Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I've had little luck with my Google searching.
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Город назван не в честь Петра первого а в честь святого Петра!!!!!!☝☝☝
Surprised they let you video...
It wasn't a problem :)
I had to purchase ticket for photo/video taking last time. About 200 rubles if i'm not mistaken. But it was almost 10 yrs ago.
Eileen, you actually do look Russian!
If you turn russian subtitles on you will get more views of russian citizens
It takes a long time to do subtitles (unfortunately we can't just turn them on - I wish!) but we've just added them so hopefully more Russians can watch :)
Like from Russia
Hello from Canada! Thank you :)
Может быть перевод субтитров таков, но в России не было королей и королевских семей, в России Цари и царские семьи
Hola eileenaldis, como Arquitecto en lo personal no gusto de la ornamentación en los edificios, gusto más por una Arquitectura sobria o minimalista, sin embargo, es de valor histórico incalculable lo plasmado en cada rincón de los edificios que nos documentas, felicidades gran video, y déjame decirte lo disfruto más cuando interactuas con tu esposo y se divierten, saludos desde México..
¡Me alegra que estés disfrutando eso! Aprecio tu perspectiva como arquitecto. Entiendo lo que quiere decir sobre preferencias personales, pero también me encanta cómo la arquitectura es un marcador histórico de su tiempo. Increíble ver lo que se consideraba de alta moda y deseable en ese momento y en ese lugar. Gracias de nuevo por comentar y saludos! :)
Wonderful video but the music was to high . Thank you for shearing . I wish I will visited Russia soonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Chaos
Thanks for your feedback and we're happy you enjoyed the video :)
Do like James Bond. Change originally Faberge egg to fake egg he he! It migt be possible only movies..
haha which James Bond movie is that?!
@@EileenAldis I dont remember which movie it happens, but Bond (Rooger Moore) going to fine auction and ask. Can i see this egg and same time chanced it ha ha!
Cool! I didn't know about that so will have to look it up. Thanks for sharing!
Это мой город. Я здесь купил квартиру на Выборгской. И я здесь буду жить.
Ну хоть китайских физиономий не видно, они как раз месяц назад исчезли. Европейцев, вообще из-за китайцев не было видно - это ужас какой то был.
Европоцентризм - это то, что пропагандировалось и пропагандируется в школах СССР и России. Ваша позиция всего лишь говорит, что Ваша черепная коробка всегда доступна для "какашек" пропаганды. Можете этим гордиться, можете оскорбляться - это выбор каждого.
@@2002babay живу рядом с Екатерининским и подпишусь под постом Сергея. Ощущение, что ты в Шанхае, а не в Пушкине. Их очень много, они очень громкие и бесцеремонные!
@@2002babay затоптали китайцы весь Питер, мы годами сами в музеи попасть не могли из-за очередей и толкатни. Они меня прошлым летом тупо в туалете эрмитажа отталкивали от кабинок и пропускали своих, это вот прям толпа агрессивная против тебя одной в борьбе за обычный туалет. Европейцы разные, конечно, но под ноги себе не харкают.
The russian: SANKT-PETERBURG❗️❗️❗️
Not Saint Petersburg❗️❗️❗️
Did you know that Carl Faberge was trained as goldsmith in Finland?
Hi Ari! Oh my gosh, no, I didn't realize that! What a cool Finland connection! Those eggs are unbelievable. I couldn't stop staring 😍
Carl Faberge---Until he was 14 years old he went to the German St Anne School in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[citation needed] In 1860 his father retired from his jewelry business and moved with his family to Germany. He left the House of Fabergé in Saint Petersburg in the hands of his business partner. Carl Fabergé undertook a course at the Dresden Arts and Crafts School. In 1862 Agathon Fabergé, the Fabergés' second son, was born in Dresden, Germany, where he went to school as well.
In fact Carl Faberge had almost NO connection to Finland exept the fact that his father was born in Estonia, which was the part of Russian Empire. Also the information about numerous finnish goldsmits working for the House of Faberge is a sort exaggregation as well.
Шапки оденьте - смотреть больно
Was soooo wrong. Went years ago, got all the rooms confused. Everything so grand and outrageous and covered in gold. Cant believe you got to film the amber room. Tried to get pictures and old ladies would swat at you... 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
hahah I can well believe about getting swatted at, Gilbert! It's still a competitive place to try to film or get a photo 😂 Really glad we got to show it and visit the palace. Such a fascinating place!
@@EileenAldis yup... Beautiful room beautiful city...
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We'd love to!
04:56 for comparison, a scene from a movie: th-cam.com/video/MeSsQmNRecQ/w-d-xo.html
This is so cool to see! Thanks for sharing :)
В России никогда не было королей. Правильно называть царская семья.
@@user-xv8dd7wy4x Можно сделать вывод, что эти понятия довольно близкие друг к другу, но у них есть несколько существенных отличий, по которым считать их синонимами будет в корне неправильно. В частности, к этим отличиям относится следующее:
король правит только национальным государством;
царь правит всем царством (то есть многонациональным государством).
Wonder how many of them (treasures) was stolen from occupied countries.
С воспитанием-то проблемка.
Они не понимают, сколько миллионов потерял русский народ во 2-й Мировой.
себя только снимали(((((((
Безграмотность полнейшая!!!
Смех без причины -признак дурачины.
Russians don't build anything small LOLOL
Смех без причины - признак дурачины.