Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Alexander Palace ( Russian : Ð Ð '' Ð Ð Ñ Ð Ð 1\/2 Ð Ñ Ð 3\/4 Ð Ñ Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð 3\/4 Ñ Ð Ñ ) is former royal residence in Tsarskoye Selo , near St Petersburg .
Simplified: The Alexander Palace ( Russian : Ð Ð '' Ð Ð Ñ Ð Ð 1\/2 Ð Ñ Ð 3\/4 Ð Ñ Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð 3\/4 Ñ Ð Ñ ) used to be a place where rulers lived . It was in Tsarskoye Selo , near St Petersburg .