The Vladimir Palace stands on the south bank of the Neva, on the Palace Embankment in Saint Petersburg. It was built for Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, a son of Alexander II, and it is described as one of the last imperial palaces to be built in the city.
Six architects are credited: Vasily Kenel, Aleksandr Rezanov, Andrei Huhn, Ieronim Kitner, Vladimir Shreter and Maximilian Messmacher. Construction at the waterfront ran from 1867 to 1872, with extensions in the 1880s and 1890s. The Neo-Renaissance façade, with stucco rustication, was modeled on the Florentine palazzi of Alberti. Its roughly 360 rooms mix historic styles.
After 1917 the property was confiscated, and in the 1920s it passed to the House of Scientists. Major restorations took place in the 1980s and in 2010.
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