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Alexander I’s Giant Granite Bathtub in Tsarskoye Selo
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Alexander I’s Giant Granite Bathtub in Tsarskoye Selo

How a 160-ton Finnish granite block became Alexander I of Russia’s colossal bathtub at Babolovsky Palace, and what this strange object says about imperial power.

by cameron•February 26, 2026
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