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Hermitage (Эрмитаж) Palace & Museum

Hermitage (Эрмитаж) Palace & Museum. First Part. The Winter Palace of Peter the Great. This gallery is Located on the ground floor of the Winter Palace constructed in 1754-62 by the architect Francesco Rastrelli to the order of Empress Elizabeth. The Jordan Gallery.

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Hermitage (Эрмитаж) Palace & Museum

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  1. Hermitage(Эрмитаж) Palace & Museum FirstPart

  2. The Winter Palace of Peter the Great

  3. This gallery is Located on the ground floor of the Winter Palace constructed in 1754-62 by the architect Francesco Rastrelli to the order of Empress Elizabeth TheJordanGallery

  4. Thamainstaircase “ TheEmbassadorsStaircase”

  5. The staircase is adorned with statues, some were brought from Italy in Peter the Great's reign

  6. The 18th-century ceiling painting by GasparoDiziani depicting Mount Olympus

  7. The Field Marshals' Room, first in the Great Suite of State Rooms

  8. Chandeliermade in Russia

  9. The Concert Hall and the silver reliquary of St Alexander Nevsky

  10. Small whitediningroom of lastTsar Nicholas II

  11. Here is described the night the Reds invaded the Winter Palace and arrested” counter- revolutionaires in this room

  12. TheMalachiteRoom

  13. It served as the state drawing-room of Empress Alexandra, the wife of Tzar Nicholas I

  14. The unique malachite decoration of the room and many of its furnishings were made in the "Russian mosaic" technique

  15. MalachiteVase Detail of the interior: Malachite amphora vase 1825 Malachite and bronze; carved, ground, polished, cast, chased and gilded

  16. View of theNevaRiverfrom Alexandra DrawingRoom

  17. View of Vasilievsky Island acrosstheNevaRiver

  18. Peter the Great (Small Throne) Room

  19. The Armorial Hall wasintendedforhugereceptions

  20. The entrances to the hall are flanked by sculptural groups of early Russian warriors

  21. Gallery of PatrioticWar of 1812

  22. Ecuestrian portrait of Tzar Alexander 1 by Franz Krüger

  23. The St George (Large Throne) Hall The hall has a magnificent parquet floor made from 16 varieties of wood

  24. Above the throne dais is a bas-relief of St George slaying the dragon

  25. The columned hall with two tiers of windows is finished with Carrara marble

  26. The setting for official ceremonies and receptions.

  27. Waitingpeopletoenterthe Palace

  28. Views • JordanGallery • AmbassadorsStaircase • Field Marshall´sRoom • Concert Hall • Small White DinningRoom • MalachiteRoom • Views of theNeva • Peter the Great (Small Throne) Room • Armorial Hall • Galllery of PatrioticWar 1812 • The St George (Large Throne) Hall • The Coffee Shop Music: Waltz of the fleurs Composed by Tchaikovsky for “The Nutcracker “ By Maria mocampos@gmail.com http://www.youtube.com/user/nikkitta8

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