First created 9 Jun 2012. Version 1.1 - 20 Jun 2012. Jerry Tse. London.

Hermitage

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The palace, St Petersburg

Winter Palace

Official residence of the Russian royal family from 1732 to 1917.

Exterior

Exterior

Palace courtyard.

Ground Floor

Jordan Staircase

Entrance Hall

Giant Vase

Jordan Staircase

Principal staircase

Jordan Staircase

Ceiling & wall of staircase

Jordan Staircase

First Floor – Winter Palace

Peter the Great Hall

Armorial HallSt George Hall

Golden Drawing Room

The Malachite Room

The Boudoir

1812 War Galley

Memorial Hall of Peter the Great

Armorial Hall

The Armorial Hall has distinctive rows of bronze columns and bronze chandeliers.

Armorial Hall

St George Hall

The St George Hall also referred to as the Great Throne Room.

St George Hall

The parquet floor of the St. George Hall. It is made from 16 different valuable kinds of wood.

St George Hall

1812 War Gallery

Created as commemoration of the Russian victory over Napoleon. On the wall hang the portraits of 332 generals.

Golden Drawing Room

The formal sitting room of wife of Alexander II (Empress Maria Alexandrovna).

Golden Drawing Room

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.

Malachite Room

The official drawing room of wife of Nicholas I (Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna).

Malachite Room

Malachite Room

Boudoir Room

The private room of wife of Alexander II (Empress Maria Alexandrovna).

First Floor – Small Hermitage

Pavilion Hall

Peacock Clock

This giant animated mechanical clock was made in second half of 18C in England.

Impressive room with a mix of Renaissance and Oriental style.

Pavilion Hall

Pavilion Hall

Pavilion Hall

Details of the mosaic floor.

First Floor - Old Hermitage

Leonardo Room

Leonardo Room

The room was part of a suite reserved for guests.

Leonardo Room

First Floor - Theatre

To Theatre

Hermitage Theatre

A connection between the palace and the theatre.

Hermitage Theatre

First Floor - New Heritage

Large Italian Skylight Room

Raphael Loggias

Flemish Room

Large Italian Skylight Room

Snyders Hall

Raphael Loggias

The gallery is a reproduction of Raphael’s Loggias erected in the Vatican Palace.

Raphael Loggias

Raphael Loggias

The ceiling of the Raphael’s Loggias.

The Knights’ Hall

Second Floor

Second floor Galleries

The second floor is mainly used for display of modern arts from the Impressionist onward.

First Floor - New Hermitage

Grand Staircase

Grand Staircase

Atlantes Entrance

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.

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.

The End