Imperial Palace in Bialowieza - Императорский дворец в Беловеже

Охотничья резиденция Российских императоров. Императорский дворец в Беловеже.Created by: Romanov Empire - Империя РомановыхDated: 1901
В 1886 году Российский Император Александр III, будучи на маневрах в Высоко-Литовске, изъявил желание поохотиться в Беловежской пуще. A в 1888 году царь издал указ о передаче Беловежской пущи в собственность императорской семьи в обмен на царские земли в Орловской и Симбирской губерниях. Тогда же Александр III принял решение построить охотничий дворец в центре Беловежской пущи — в деревне Беловеж.

Строительство дворца по проекту графа Николая де Рошфорта было начато в 1889 году и шло на протяжении шести лет. В августе 1894 года еще не до конца отделанный дворец посетил Александр III. Однако дворец его не впечатлил.
После смерти Александра III дворец переходит его сыну и наследнику Николаю II, который часто приезжал в Беловеж с гостями на охоту или с женой и детьми на отдых.

Окончание строительства и внутренняя отделкой дворца проходили под руководством архитектора И.В. Жолтковского. Кирпичное двухэтажное здание дворца было построено в стиле средневекового замка с высокими башнями, круглыми остроконечными крышами. В отделке и меблировке дворца использовались все породы деревьев, которые растут в Беловежской пуще: сосна, ель, дуб, ильм (берест), граб, береза, клен, ольха, осина. Роспись на потолках и фризы передней, вестибюля, столовой, бильярдной, кофейной, великокняжеских и свитских помещений принадлежали кисти художника Ясинского.

Во всех жилых комнатах находились иконы.

Большинство комнат имели свое название: великокняжеские покои именовались «Со львами», «Берестовая», «Сосновая»; свитские комнаты - «Ночь», «Заря», «Красная», «Зеленая», а комнаты фрейлин - «Маки», «Беседка».
В 1895 году вокруг дворца закладывается богатый парк в английском стиле. Одновременно, по проекту Валерия Кроненберга, создаются два пруда путем запруды Наревки в южной части парка. Забор парка напоминал ограду Летнего сада в Санкт-Петербурге. Многие деревья вокруг дворца высаживались по особой технологии: зимой деревья с замерзшей землей выкапывались и переносились в заранее подготовленные ямы.

В 1897 году был освящен храм святителя Николая Чудотворца. Он находился неподалеку от дворца и был предназначен для царя и его свиты. Этот храм сохранился.

В 1958 году разрушенный во время Второй Мировой войны дворец был взорван. На месте руин был возведен новый комплекс зданий, вклачающий гостиницу, ресторан и музей.

По материалам статьи Николая Черкас, научного сотрудника национального парка «Беловежская пуща». http://www.ohotniki.ru/editions/huntingfishing/article/2009/05/28/287623-iz-istorii-tsarskogo-ohotnichego-dvortsa-v-belovezhe.html


In 1886, Russian Emperor Alexander III, being on maneuvers in High-Litovsk, expressed a desire to hunt in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Later, in 1888, he issued a decree and transferred Belovezhskaya Pushcha estate to the imperial family in exchange for the lands in the Orel and Simbirsk provinces and ordered to build a hunting palace in the village of Belovezh.

The construction of the palace, designed by Count Nikolai de Rochefort, was started in 1889 and took six years. In August 1894, Alexander III, visited the unfinished palace that did not impress him. After Alexander's death, the palace was very much liked by his heir Nicholas II, who often came to Belovezh to hunt and for a family vacation.

The palace completion and interior decoration were done under the guidance of architect I.V. Zholtkovsky. The two-storeyed brick building of the palace was stylized after a medieval castle with high towers. Trees that local for Belovezhskaya Pushcha were used in decorating and furnishing the palace: pine, spruce, oak, elm (birch bark), hornbeam, birch, maple, alder, aspen. Ceiling paintings, as well as friezes, were made by artist Yasinsky.

In 1895, the English-style park and two ponds were added. The fence of the park resembled the fence of the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg. Trees around the palace were planted using a new technology: the trees with frozen ground were dug out and transferred into new pits in the winter.

In 1897 the church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was consecrated near the palace. Unlike the place, it has survived. In 1958, badly damaged during the Second World War, the palace was blown up and demolished. On the site, a new complex of buildings was built: a hotel, a restaurant, and a museum.

Based on the article by Nikolai Cherkas, a scientific employee of the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" http://www.ohotniki.ru/editions/huntingfishing/article/2009/05/28/287623-iz-istorii-tsarskogo-ohotnichego-dvortsa-v-belovezhe.html
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View of the territory around the Bialowieza Palace

View of the territory around the Bialowieza Palace

Вид левой части пруда, устроенного в парке у Беловежского дворца в 1895 г. по проекту Валерия Кроненберга. View of the left part of the pond, arranged in a park near the Bialowieza Palace in 1895 by the desig... More

A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace

A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace

Employees of the Bialowieza Palace at the entrance to the palace. The Imperial Palace in Bialowieza. Russian empire. Служащие Беловежского дворца у входа во дворец. Императорский дворец в Беловеже. Российская Империя.

View of a part of the park alley, the Bialowieza Palace in 1895; one of the service buildings

View of a part of the park alley, the Bialowieza Palace in 1895; one o...

View of a part of the park alley, broken around the Bialowieza Palace in 1895; in the foreground - an obelisk, installed in honor of the hunting of Augustus II, to the left - one of the service palace buildings... More

Deer killed during the hunt. 1894.

Deer killed during the hunt. 1894.

Deer killed during the hunt. 1894. Олени, убитые во время охоты. Царское имение Спала, Ловическое княжество в Польше. 1894.

A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace

A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace

Группа служащих Беловежского дворца у входа во дворец. Российская Империя. A group of employees of the Bialowieza Palace at the entrance to the palace. Russian empire.

View of the pond of the Bialowieza Palace

View of the pond of the Bialowieza Palace

View of a part of a pond arranged in a park near the Bialowieza Palace in 1895 by the design of Valery Cronenberg. Вид части пруда, устроенного в парке у Беловежского дворца в 1895 г. по проекту Валерия Кроненберга.

View of one of the Belovezh palace buildings

View of one of the Belovezh palace buildings

View of one of the palace buildings. Pavilion of Emperor Alexander II. Вид одной из дворцовых построек. Павильон императора Александра II.

Dining room in the Imperial Belovezh Palace.

Dining room in the Imperial Belovezh Palace.

Dining room in the Imperial Hunting Palace in Bialowieza. Столовая в Императорском охотничьем дворце в Беловеже.

The office of the heir to the crown prince. Palace in Belovezh

The office of the heir to the crown prince. Palace in Belovezh

The view of the part of the bedroom of the emperor and the empress at the Imperial Hunting Palace in Bialowieza. Кабинет наследника цесаревича в Императорском охотничьем дворце в Беловеже.

The Tsar's Hunt, Belovezh Palace. 1894

The Tsar's Hunt, Belovezh Palace. 1894

Экипаж у Царского дворца в Беловеже. 1890-е. Crew at the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. 1890's.

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort. Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Ппостроен в августе 1894 г. по проект... More

Bison statue at the entrance to the menagerie in memory of the hunting of Emperor Alexander II

Bison statue at the entrance to the menagerie in memory of the hunting...

A cast-iron figure of a bison cast at the Ogaryov factory in St. Petersburg and installed on a marble pedestal in the park of the Bialowieza Palace at the entrance to the menagerie in memory of the hunting of E... More

A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace

A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace

Группа служащих Беловежского дворца у входа во дворец. Российская Империя. A group of employees of the Bialowieza Palace at the entrance to the palace. Russian empire.

Nicholas II Hunt In Belovezh - Victorian era public domain image

Nicholas II Hunt In Belovezh - Victorian era public domain image

Царская охота в Беловежской пуще. Перед входом во дворец. Российская Империя. Tsarist hunting in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. In front of the palace entrance. Russian empire.

View of the Belovezhsky Palace from the side of the pond, arranged in the park according to the project of Valery Cronenberg in 1895.

View of the Belovezhsky Palace from the side of the pond, arranged in ...

View of the Belovezhsky Palace from the side of the pond, arranged in the park according to the project of Valery Cronenberg in 1895. Вид части пруда, устроенного в парке у Беловежского дворца в 1895 г. по про... More

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort. Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Ппостроен в августе 1894 г. по проект... More

Bedroom of the emperor and the empress at the Imperial Palace in Belovezh

Bedroom of the emperor and the empress at the Imperial Palace in Belov...

The view of the part of the bedroom of the emperor and the empress at the Imperial Hunting Palace in Bialowieza. Вид части спальни императора и императрицы в Императорском охотничьем дворце в Беловеже.

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort. Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Построен в августе 1894 г. по проект... More

Belovezh Palace View - Victorian era public domain image

Belovezh Palace View - Victorian era public domain image

General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort. Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Ппостроен в августе 1894 г. по проек... More

Cooks and servants preparing dinner in the forest for hunting participants - members of the imperial family and guests.

Cooks and servants preparing dinner in the forest for hunting particip...

Cooks and servants preparing dinner in the forest for hunting participants - members of the imperial family and guests. Повара и прислуга за приготовлением обеда в лесу для участников охоты - членов императорс... More

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort. Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Построен в августе 1894 г. по проект... More

View of the square in front of the railway station "Belovezh"; in the background - Belovezhsky Palace

View of the square in front of the railway station "Belovezh"; in the ...

View of the square in front of the railway station "Belovezh"; in the background - Belovezhsky Palace Вид площади перед железнодорожной станцией «Беловеж»; на заднем плане - Беловежский дворец.

View of the territory around the Bialowieza Palace

View of the territory around the Bialowieza Palace

The view of one of the avenues of the park, broken around the Bialowieza Palace in 1895. Вид одной из аллей парка, разбитого вокруг Беловежского дворца в 1895 г.

Pavilion of Emperor Alexander II. View of one of the Belovezh palace buildings.

Pavilion of Emperor Alexander II. View of one of the Belovezh palace b...

View of one of the palace buildings. Pavilion of Emperor Alexander II. Вид одной из дворцовых построек. Павильон императора Александра II.

Empress Maria Feodorovna at the entrance to the hunting house. 1894

Empress Maria Feodorovna at the entrance to the hunting house. 1894

Empress Maria Feodorovna - in the carriage in the foreground on the left and members of the imperial family at the entrance to the hunting house. 1894 Императрица Мария Федоровна - в экипаже на первом плане сл... More

A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace

A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace

Группа служащих Беловежского дворца у входа во дворец. Российская Империя. A group of employees of the Bialowieza Palace at the entrance to the palace. Russian empire.

Obelisk near one of the ponds of the Belovezh Palace.

Obelisk near one of the ponds of the Belovezh Palace.

Obelisk, installed in a park near one of the ponds of the Bialowieza Palace in honor of the hunting of Augustus II in 1752. Обелиск, установленный в парке у одного из прудов Беловежского Дворца в честь охоты А... More

Living room in the Imperial Hunting Belovezh Palace.

Living room in the Imperial Hunting Belovezh Palace.

Living room in the Imperial Hunting Palace in Bialowieza. Гостиная в императорском охотничьем дворце в Беловеже.

Billiard room in the Hunting Belovezh Palace.

Billiard room in the Hunting Belovezh Palace.

Billiard room in the Imperial Hunting Palace in Bialowieza. Биллиардная комната в Императорском охотничьем дворце в Беловеже.

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

General view of the Bialowieza Palace (built in August 1894 by the design of Count Nikolai de Rochefort). Общий вид Беловежского дворца. Построен в августе 1894 г. по проекту графа Николая де Рошфорта.

View of the pond of the Bialowieza Palace

View of the pond of the Bialowieza Palace

View of a part of a pond arranged in a park near the Bialowieza Palace in 1895 by the design of Valery Cronenberg. Вид части пруда, устроенного в парке у Беловежского дворца в 1895 г. по проекту Валерия Кроненберга.

A cast-iron figure of a bison in memory of the hunting of Emperor Alexander II

A cast-iron figure of a bison in memory of the hunting of Emperor Alex...

A cast-iron figure of a bison cast at the Ogaryov factory in St. Petersburg and installed on a marble pedestal in the park of the Bialowieza Palace at the entrance to the menagerie in memory of the hunting of E... More

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort. Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Ппостроен в августе 1894 г. по проек... More

Belovezh Palace. The Tsar's Hunt 1894

Belovezh Palace. The Tsar's Hunt 1894

Tsarist hunting in Bialowieza, arrival at the station of Belovezh, 1890-s. Царская охота в Беловеже, прибытие на станцию Беловеж, 1890-e.

Belovezh Palace. - Victorian era public domain image

Belovezh Palace. - Victorian era public domain image

General view of the Bialowieza Palace (built in August 1894 by the design of Count Nikolai de Rochefort). Общий вид Беловежского дворца. Построен в августе 1894 г. по проекту графа Николая де Рошфорта).

View of the park around the Bialowieza Palace

View of the park around the Bialowieza Palace

View of a part of the park alley, broken around the Bialowieza Palace in 1895; at the end of the alley one can see a part of the Belovezhsky Palace. Вид части аллеи парка, разбитого вокруг Беловежского дворца ... More

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century

General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort. Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Ппостроен в августе 1894 г. по проек... More

Belovezh Palace View., Russian Empire, 19th century

Belovezh Palace View., Russian Empire, 19th century

General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort. Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Ппостроен в августе 1894 г. по проек... More

Deer killed during the hunt. 1894

Deer killed during the hunt. 1894

Deer killed during the hunt. 1894. Олени, убитые во время охоты. Царское имение Спала, Ловическое княжество в Польше. 1894.

Members of the imperial family in Spala. 1890

Members of the imperial family in Spala. 1890

A group of members of the imperial family and their accompanying persons on the porch of the house before the hunt. Members of the imperial family in Spala. 1890 Группа членов императорской фамилии и сопровож... More

Nicholas II Hunt In Belovezh, Russian Empire, 19th century

Nicholas II Hunt In Belovezh, Russian Empire, 19th century

Царская охота в Беловежской пуще. Перед входом во дворец. Российская Империя. Tsarist hunting in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. In front of the palace entrance. Russian empire.

View of the pond of the Bialowieza Palace

View of the pond of the Bialowieza Palace

View of a part of a pond arranged in a park near the Bialowieza Palace in 1895 by the design of Valery Cronenberg. Вид части пруда, устроенного в парке у Беловежского дворца в 1895 г. по проекту Валерия Кроненберга.

View of the pond around the Bialowieza Palace

View of the pond around the Bialowieza Palace

View of a part of a pond arranged in a park near the Bialowieza Palace in 1895 by the design of Valery Cronenberg. Вид части пруда, устроенного в парке у Беловежского дворца в 1895 г. по проекту Валерия Кроненберга.

View of one of the palace buildings. Bialowieza Palace

View of one of the palace buildings. Bialowieza Palace

View of one of the palace buildings. Вид части парка вокруг Беловежского дворца; в конце дорожки - одна из служебных построек.

Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Fedorovna in the carriage

Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Fedorovna in the carriage

Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Fedorovna in the carriage in front of the entrance to the hunting house. 1892. Император Александр III и императрица Мария Федоровна в экипаже перед входом в охотничий д... More

A huntsman with a reindeer killed on the hunt. Stay members of the imperial family in the Spa. 1890

A huntsman with a reindeer killed on the hunt. Stay members of the imp...

Huntsman with deer killed on the hunt. Stay members of the imperial family in the Spa. The royal estate Slela, the Lovel Principality in Poland, in 1890. Егерь с убитыми на охоте оленями. Пребывание членов имп... More

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in the carriage at the Belovezhsky Palace.

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in the carriage at the Belovezhsky Palace...

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in a carriage at the Imperial Palace in Bialowieza. Императрица Александра Федоровна в экипаже у Императорского дворца в Беловеже.

Commandant of the Belovezhsky Palace

Commandant of the Belovezhsky Palace

The Imperial Palace in Bialowieza. Commandant of the Belovezhsky Palace (in the carriage) and a group of military ranks at the porch of the house for the servants of the palace. The Imperial Palace in Bialowiez... More

The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bialowieza.

The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bialowieza.

The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bialowieza. Built according to the plan of the Vilnius architect Pimenov in 1897 on the site of an old wooden church. Members of the royal House of Romanovs visited... More

The bathroom of the heir to the Tsarevich in the Imperial Hunting Belovezh Palace.

The bathroom of the heir to the Tsarevich in the Imperial Hunting Belo...

The bathroom of the heir to the Tsarevich in the Imperial Hunting Palace in Bialowieza. Ванная комната наследника цесаревича в императорском охотничьем дворце в Беловеже.