Here are the tombs of Alexander II and his wife Maria. His tomb is made of jasper and weighs 7 tons. He is much beloved for having abolished serfdom (effectively, slavery) in 1861.
This is the tomb of Maria, wife of Alexander III and mother of Nicolas II. She was interred here next to her husband in 2006, having died in Denmark in 1928. Hers is presumably the final interment in the cathedral.
Finally, this is the last resting place of Nicolas II and his family, together with a few of their servants, who were executed by the communists in 1917. Their commingled remains were placed in this small chapel in 1998. A very solemn place.
This is the tomb of Maria, wife of Alexander III and mother of Nicolas II. She was interred here next to her husband in 2006, having died in Denmark in 1928. Hers is presumably the final interment in the cathedral.
Finally, this is the last resting place of Nicolas II and his family, together with a few of their servants, who were executed by the communists in 1917. Their commingled remains were placed in this small chapel in 1998. A very solemn place.
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