 Paul was strangled is sealed and walled up. The Russians generally do this with the room in which their parents die. They have a certain dread of it, and never enter it willingly. The emperor Alexander never entered one of them.  Russia - Sida 100efter Astolphe Louis L. marq. de Custine - 1844Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1849 - 314 sidor
...large and numerous. A fine marble staircase leads to the first story, and the vestibules and corridors are paved with beautiful kinds of marble. The floorings of the saloons were taken from the Taurida Palace, because the new ones were not ready. They have since been restored to their old places.... | |
 | John Murray (publishers.) - 1849 - 342 sidor
...large and numerous. A fine marble staircase leads to the first story, and the vestibules and corridors are paved with beautiful kinds of marble. The floorings of the saloons were taken from the Taurida Palace, because the new ones were not ready. They have since been restored to their old places.... | |
 | Johann Georg Kohl - 1852 - 232 sidor
...labyrinth-like. A splendid marble staircase leads to the first story, and the vestibules and corridors are paved with beautiful kinds of marble. The floorings...walled up. The Russians generally do this with the rooms in which their parents die. They have a certain dread of them, and never enter them willingly.... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1855 - 688 sidor
...apartments of the castle are large and numerous. The room in which the emperor Paul was strangled is sealed and walled up. The Russians generally do this...which their parents die. They have a certain dread of it, and never enter it willingly. The emperor Alexander never entered one of them. Nicholas, however,... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1855 - 708 sidor
...apartments of the castle are large and numerous. The room in which the emperor Paul was strangled is sealed and walled up. The Russians generally do this...which their parents die. They have a certain dread of it, and never enter it willingly. The emperor Alexander never entered one of them. Nicholas, however,... | |
 | William Pembroke Fetridge - 1870 - 964 sidor
...fortunate event, as all its best apartments were being rapidly closed to the light forever. Murray says, "The Russians generally do this with the room in which their parents die. They have a certain dread of it, and never enter it willingly. The Emperor Alexander never entered one of them. The present emperor"... | |
 | William Pembroke Fetridge - 1874 - 552 sidor
...fortunate event, as all its best apartments were being rapidly closed to the light forever. Murray says: "The Russians generally do this with the room in which their parents die. They have a certain dread of it, and never enter it willingly. The Emperor Alexander never entered one of them. The present emperor"... | |
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