Prince Oldenburg commissioned the building of the palace for his beloved as a token of his great affection for her.

The depository of fine arts contains portraits of theater actor and directors, sketches of stage decorations and costumes.

Besides Georgian artists, the collection also contains works of Russian painters as well as works of representatives of Russian Silver age World of Art Konstantin Korovin, Lev Bakst, Alexander Benua, Alexander Golovin and Viktor Simov.

Representatives of Georgian nobility traveled to Europe frequently and tried to bring the culture, art and traditions back in homeland.

As in Jewish and Christian traditions, Islam promotes the ancient King Solomon as a model ruler; wise and just.