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The Winter Palace and the Hermitage Museum |
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| Title: | The Winter Palace and the Hermitage Museum |
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| Image number: | 4MK00072 |
| Author: | Mati Kose |
| Related keywords: | Baroque, St Petersburg, square, Russia, palace, museum, facade, castle |
| Related categories: | Architectural sights, Travel, Manors and castles, Europe |
| Usage rights: | Advertising Free |
| Description: | From the 1760s the Winter Palace was the main residence of the Russian Tzars. Magnificently located on the bank of the Neva, this Baroque-style palace is perhaps the major attraction of St. Petersburg. Many visitors also know it as the main building of the Hermitage Museum. The green-and-white three-storey palace is truly impressive: it has 1786 doors, 1945 windows and 1057 halls and rooms, many of which are open to the public. |