hermitage - the palace, st petersburg
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First created 9 Jun 2012. Version 1.1 - 20 Jun 2012. Jerry Tse. London.
Hermitage
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The palace, St Petersburg
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Winter Palace
Official residence of the Russian royal family from 1732 to 1917.
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Exterior
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Exterior
Palace courtyard.
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Ground Floor
Jordan Staircase
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Entrance Hall
Giant Vase
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Jordan Staircase
Principal staircase
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Jordan Staircase
Ceiling & wall of staircase
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Jordan Staircase
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First Floor – Winter Palace
Peter the Great Hall
Armorial HallSt George Hall
Golden Drawing Room
The Malachite Room
The Boudoir
1812 War Galley
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Memorial Hall of Peter the Great
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Armorial Hall
The Armorial Hall has distinctive rows of bronze columns and bronze chandeliers.
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Armorial Hall
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St George Hall
The St George Hall also referred to as the Great Throne Room.
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St George Hall
The parquet floor of the St. George Hall. It is made from 16 different valuable kinds of wood.
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St George Hall
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1812 War Gallery
Created as commemoration of the Russian victory over Napoleon. On the wall hang the portraits of 332 generals.
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Golden Drawing Room
The formal sitting room of wife of Alexander II (Empress Maria Alexandrovna).
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Golden Drawing Room
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Nevsky’s silver tomb
This distinctive monument to the 13C Prince Alexander Nevsky, an outstanding military commander and statesman. It was commissioned in the 18C by Empress Elizabeth.
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Malachite Room
The official drawing room of wife of Nicholas I (Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna).
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Malachite Room
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Malachite Room
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Boudoir Room
The private room of wife of Alexander II (Empress Maria Alexandrovna).
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First Floor – Small Hermitage
Pavilion Hall
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Peacock Clock
This giant animated mechanical clock was made in second half of 18C in England.
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Impressive room with a mix of Renaissance and Oriental style.
Pavilion Hall
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Pavilion Hall
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Pavilion Hall
Details of the mosaic floor.
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First Floor - Old Hermitage
Leonardo Room
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Leonardo Room
The room was part of a suite reserved for guests.
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Leonardo Room
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First Floor - Theatre
To Theatre
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Hermitage Theatre
A connection between the palace and the theatre.
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Hermitage Theatre
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First Floor - New Heritage
Large Italian Skylight Room
Raphael Loggias
Flemish Room
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Large Italian Skylight Room
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Snyders Hall
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Raphael Loggias
The gallery is a reproduction of Raphael’s Loggias erected in the Vatican Palace.
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Raphael Loggias
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Raphael Loggias
The ceiling of the Raphael’s Loggias.
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The Knights’ Hall
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Second Floor
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Second floor Galleries
The second floor is mainly used for display of modern arts from the Impressionist onward.
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First Floor - New Hermitage
Grand Staircase
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Grand Staircase
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Atlantes Entrance
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The Building
The Hermitage Palace is made up of a collection of palaces. The Winter Palace was built between 1754 and 1762 by Empress Elisabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great. It served as the winter residence for every ruler of Russia from 1732 to 1917.
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History
The Hermitage Museum was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great . It is the most famous building of imperial St Petersburg. Not only it was the residence of the Tsars and it is also featured importantly in 1905 and 1917 Revolutions.
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Music – Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers.
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