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The oldest section of the crown consists of eight gold plates adorned with very fine gold lace in a pattern of six-pointed rosette stars and lotus blossoms. The semi-spherical top with a cross, the sable trimming and the pearls and gemstones belong to a later period. It weighs 698 grams and is the lightest Russian crown.
Russian regalia used prior to the creation of the great imperial crown [1]. By 1613, when Michael Romanov, the first Tsar of the Romanov Dynasty, was crowned, the Russian regalia included a pectoral cross, [2] a golden chain, [3] a barmas (wide ceremonial collar), [4] the Crown of Monomakh, sceptre, [5] and orb. [6]
Monomakh's Cap (Russian: шапка Мономаха, romanized: shapka Monomakha), also called the Golden Cap (Russian: шапка Золотая, romanized: shapka Zolotaya), is a chief relic of the Muscovite Grand Princes and Russian Tsars. It is a symbol-crown of the Russian autocracy, and is the oldest of the crowns currently exhibited at ...
Regalia of the Russian tsars; I. Imperial crown of Russia; M. Monomakh's Cap This page was last edited on 15 March 2016, at 18:57 (UTC). ...
The Spinel of the Great Imperial Crown (Russian: Шпинель Большой императорской короны) or Menshikov Ruby [1] (Russian: Рубин Меншикова) is a historical gemstone, a red spinel which tops the Great Imperial Crown of Russia from the 18th century to the present day.
In April 1918, the Romanovs were moved to the Russian town of Yekaterinburg, in the Urals, where they were placed in the Ipatiev House. Here, on the night of 16–17 July 1918, the entire Russian Imperial Romanov family, along with several of their retainers, were executed by Bolshevik revolutionaries, most likely on the orders of Vladimir Lenin.
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Imperial crown of Russia; M. Monomakh's Cap; N. National anthem of Russia; P. Personification of Russia; R. Red star; Regalia of the Russian tsars; Ribbon of Saint ...