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East Gallery Stairwell

Sitka National Historical Park

open stairwell that goes up with a gated one underneath that goes down walls painted grey red floors — East Gallery

As stated earlier this was the entrance for the servants and students. Rigid and stratified class-based society reinforced strict social customs and norms throughout the tsarist era Theses galleries is also where the latrines would have been. Behind the door that weren’t latrines would have still been storage rooms like what you see today.

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Last updated: April 14, 2025