The much-anticipated — and delayed — opening of the Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg is now scheduled for spring 2013.This will follow a painstaking and laborious restoration of the Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace, also known as the Lion Palace for the two Renaissance marble lions that guard the entrance. Inside, the grand marble stairway with [...]
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Photo of the Week: Saint Petersburg, Russia
The palace at Peterhof in Saint Petersburg, also known as “the Russian Versailles.” This week’s featured Harper Auction is a five-night stay in Saint Petersburg’s Taleon Imperial (a $6,000 retail value) for an opening bid of $1,800. The auction closes today at 4 pm CST. From the Harper Collection: “The obvious choice for anyone wanting [...]
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