The Sovereign Military Chamber

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The Sovereign Military Chamber was built not far from the Anichkov Palace by architect S.Y. Sidorchuk in 1913 – 1916 by order of Nikolay II.
The building was constructed after the fashion of ancient chambers of Pskov-and-Novgorod stone architecture. It was designed as a museum of Russian military history and was named the Sovereign Military Chamber.
Special attention was paid to the World War I.
A portrait gallery of St. George Commanders and officers awarded the St George’s Cross was planned in the Chamber.
Establishment of a granite memorial plate at the face of the Chamber building (idea of Y. Guttovsky, design by architect A. Waisman) was funded from the budget of Pushkin municipal formation in accordance with Resolution №550 of the Pushkin Municipal Council dated June 22, 2000. The plate was inaugurated on November 07, 2000. Alexander Palace (Pushkin)
Feodorovsky Settlement (Pushkin Town)