The Palace of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna

by Greg King

Most of the St. Petersburg Grand Ducal palaces clustered around three areas: the Palace Embankment overlooking the Neva River; the last part of the Admiralty Embankment and on to the English Embankment along the western side of the water; and the city center, very close to or directly on the Nevsky Prospekt.  There were, of course, exceptions: the palac…