Коронация Императора Николая II / Coronation Of Emperor Nicholas II - 1896

Альбом Венчание на царство Их Величества Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Федоровны в Москве 14 мая 1896 года Album of the sacred coronation of their their majesties Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Moscow May 14, 1896 Music: Festival Coronation March by P. Tchaikovsky, originally composed for the coronation of Alexander III, the father of Nicholas II... God Save the Tsar Sung here by the Choir of St. Peter and St Paul Cathedral in Minsk The ceremony of the sacred Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II took place in May 1896 in Moscow. The ceremonies began on Thursday, May 9, with the Imperial Procession into the city from the Petrovsky Palace. The Emperor went on horseback, followed by two golden carriages containing the Dowager Tsarina, Maria Feodorovna in the first, the young Tsarina in the second. May 10 and II were days of ceremonial receptions. On May 12, Trinity Sunday, the Banner of State was consecrated with the Imperial Regalia were delivered from the Armoury to the Throne Hall of the Kremlin Palace. May 14, saw the Coronation itself with procession to the Assumption Cathedral under a covered canopy...........