An exciting tour to one of the most interesting and nicely preserved palaces of the city yusupov palace built in the 1740s and then bought by catherine ii for one of her ladies in waiting and was eventually bought by prince nikolai yusupov in 1830 for 250 000 roubles all the rooms are beautifully restored and full of art and the highlight must be the exquisite private theatre built for zineida yusupov where such renowned artists as anna pavlova and shaliapin have performed later in the