Mikhailovsky Palace, better known as the building of St Petersburg Russian Museum. It was intended for the younger brother of Alexander I-Duke Michael, and should be in place already posroen suschetsvuyuschi buildings, but then plans changed and the place vacant lot was selected, which was ennobled and built up in the same style. Beginning with the population of the Grand Duke, meetings and high-society receptions and continued after his death, has shifted towards the intelligentsia, there began to appear the writers, artists and musicians. Soon, however, because of the high costs, it was decided to organize, in this apartment house building, but the owners found out about it, we decided not to leave anything of value, and, in fact, the palace was looted, so the National Museum of Russian art-museum was created at the Mikhailovsky.