Image gallery for: Viladimir palace russia the vladimir palace was the last imperial palace to be constructed in saint petersburg russia it was designed by a team of architects vasily kenel aleksandr rezanov andrei huhn ieronim kitner vladimir shreter for alexander ii s son grand duke vladimir alexandrovich of russia construction work lasted from 1867 to 1872 like the winter palace and the marble palace the vladimir palace fronts palace embankment water frontage on the neva was extremely prized by the russian aristocracy the façade richly ornamented with stucco rustication was patterned after leon battista alberti s palazzi in florence the main porch is built of bremen sandstone and adorned with griffins coats of arms and cast iron lanterns other details are cast in portland cement the palace and its outbuildings contain some 360 rooms all decorated in disparate historic styles neo renaissance reception room parlor gothic revival dining room russian revival oak hall rococo white hall byzantine style study louis xiv various oriental styles and so on this interior ornamentation further augmented by maximilian messmacher in 1880 1892 is considered a major monument to the 19th century passion for historicism