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WINTER PALACE - HERMITAGE
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This photography was taken during
visits in 1992, 1993, 1998 and 2003. We now have new photography taken in
2005.
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Winter palace interior - the
Jordan staircase, now part of the main tourist entrance. This was designed by
Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1762. However there was a fire in 1837 and much of the
restoration was by Vasily Stasov. It is named after the Jordan because the
Imperial family would stand here to watch the baptism in the Neva at Epiphany
in commemoration of Christ's baptism in the Jordan. This ceremony is still
being done by people who enjoy being dipped in freezing water through a hole in
the ice.
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Winter palace - Detail of upper
wall in the entrance staircase - Jordan stair. This is the view as one enters
the public rooms from the entrance area on the ground floor. The ceiling and
walls have trompee d'oeil atlantees and fresco fo gods o nMt Olympus by Gaspar
Diziani.
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Winter palace interior - Upper
landing of Jordan staircase
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View looking down on the first
landing of the Jordan staircase from the upper floor.
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State carriage that Peter I had
built in England. This is in the former Marshal's hall and is one of the first
items the visitor sees. This hall was designed by Montferrand but was the site
of the great fire. It was restored by Stasov.
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Portrait of Davidov - only
portrait of Napoleonic era general remaining in the former Marshal's hall.
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Portrait of General Barclay de
Tolly, commander of the First Western Army during the 1812 campaign - it is in
the 1812 hall.
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Overall view of one end of the
1812 hall in the Hermitage. After the war Alexander I commissioned an English
artist, George Dawes, to paint portraits of all the general officers at
Borodino, except those who had died for which blank spaces are left.
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Portrait of Austrian Emperor
Francis I in the 1812 hall
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Portrait of Emperor Alexander I
in the 1812 hall
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Portrait of Prussian King
Frederich William II in the 1812 hall
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Portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin
Pavlovich in the 1812 hall .
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Portraits by Dawes of some
generals along one of the walls of the 1812 hall. There are blank spaces for
those generals who died in the battle. According to several articles in recent
Tsekhgaus magazines some of the name plates are reversed. Easy to happen with
some many officers having similar names.
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One wall in the 1812 Heros
gallery with paintings by Dawes of Russian general officers who fought in 1812
campaign.
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The portrait of Alexander I
occupies one end wall of the 1812 memorial hall in the Winter Palace. One side
wall has portraits of Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly and the other wall has small
pictures of the general officers who fought at Borodino and survived to have
Dawes make their portraits.
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This portrait of Barclay de Tolly
is in the Heros of 1812 gallery in the Hermitage.
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This portrait of Kutuzov is in
the 1812 heros gallery in the Hermitage
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Painting of wounding of General
Prince Bagration at Borodino. He died from wounds later.
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Portrait of General Benningson in
the 1812 hall.
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Silver statue of Russian
cavalryman, others in background, in hall between the 1818 gallery and the
imperial chapel.
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Entrance arch into the imperial
chapel. This was designed by Rastrelli in Baroque style.
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Portrait of Tsar Alexander III.
There are portraits of Tsars and Tsarinas from Ivan IV to Nicholas II in a
hallway in the Winter Palace.
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Malachite room, with over two
tons of malachite, was built in 1837 for Nicholas I's wife, Alexsandra
Fyodrovna. It was a meeting room for the Provisional government.
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Pair of doors in Hermitage
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One of the halls in the Winter
Palace.
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Typical doors between rooms along
the corridor in the Hermitage.
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Another pair of doors between
rooms along the corridor in Hermitage.
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- Pavilion Hall designed by
Andrei Stakenschneider 1850-58 to replace Catherine II's original interior
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Part of the Pavilion hall in the
Hermitage.
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View of another part of the
Pavilion hall
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Pavilion room - chandliers
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Pavilion Hall - Mosaic floor in
Roman style. The room was designed by Andrei Stakenschneider in 1850 after the
great fire.
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The famous peacock that moves
with clockwork in the Pavilion hall - photo by Deena Buckner 2003.
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Large vase
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Carved Iconostasis
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Large chandelier
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Map of the USSR made from
semi-precious stones
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Large chandelier
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Malachite vase and columns
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Large malachite vase and model
of triumphal arch
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Large vase.
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View from balcony.
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Ornate desk.
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View of malachite columns
through door.
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Ceiling encrusted with gold.
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The ceiling reflected in a
mirror, two vases on mantle.
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- The Alexander Hall designed by
Aleksandr Bryullov in 1837 as a reception room. The blue and white ceiling has
recently been restored.
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Part of ceiling and wall in the
white and blue Alexander Hall - the tan color of part of the wall is a
distortion due to the lighting. The entire wall and ceiling is light blue and
white.
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Another side of the Alexander
hall- again note that the tan color is a distortion.
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Close up detail of military motif
decoration in the Alexander Hall.
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Detail of decoration on wall of
Alexander Hall.
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View of Alexander Hall from
balcony.
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Gold drawing room wall, created
in 1850's and the gold was added in the 1870's.
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Another view of the Gold drawing
room with the gilt applied in the 1870's.
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Another view of gold drawing
room.
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Loggia designed as copy of
Raphael's loggia in Vatican. This was created by Quarenghi to suit Catherine II
who commissioned copies between 1783 and 1792. They occupy a hall a tthe east
end of the Hermitage section.
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Section of wall in the Raphael
Logia copied from designs at the Vatican.
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Section of ceiling in the Raphael
Logia.
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Raphael Loggia, corridor modeled
after those in the Vatican, this section is in the Large Hermitage
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Part of ceiling in the
"Raphael logia' corridor in the Hermitage
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Another vase in different light
shows in different color.
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Raspberry Boudoir of Alexander
II's wife, Maria Alexandrovna, showing upper part of one wall and decorations
around the ceiling
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Malachite, used to decorate
several rooms. The Malachite room was designed by Bryulov with eight columns
and eight pilasters.
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Malachite columns - over two
tons of stone were used in this room in 1839.
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Ceiling detail of The Armorial
hall built for receptions and balls. it was designed by Rastrelli and then
extended by Velten.
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The Armorial hall built for
receptions and balls. It was designed by Rastrelli and then extended by Velten.
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Doorway details
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Doorways in connecting corridor
between rooms in the Winter Palace.
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Upper part of series of doorways.
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Ornate ceiling
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Another gorgeous ceiling.
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Huge malachite vase and gold
table, Canelleto and other paintings on walls in the "Great Italian
Prospect" a room in the New Hermitage.
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Three full sets of full armor for
horse and rider.
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Several knights in full plate
armor.
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Suit of late medieval plate
armor in the Knight's hall collection.
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Some of the collection of parade
armor.
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Two sets of full armor for man
and horse.
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Silver sarcophagus of Alexander
Nevski
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Another ornate ceiling - in
Malachite room
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Statue of Voltaire by Houdon in
the Hermitage Museum
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Statue of Crouching Youth
by Michelangelo .
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Scuplture in Hermitage Museum
collection
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Painting
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Painting of Madonna and Child and
St Catherine?.
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Painting Madonna Litta, by
Leonardo da Vinci
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Painting Benois Madonna,
by Leonardo da Vinci. These are the only two works of Leonardo in Russia.
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Another example of the elaborate
inlay work on the doors
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Winter palace interior view
showing details of the decoration of open doorways
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Peter the Great - Small Throne
room in the Winter Palace - was designed by Montferrand in 1833. The painting
shows Peter with Minerva. The silver-gilt throne was made in England i n1731.
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Peter the Great - Small Throne
room in Winter Palace with different lighting makes it look quite different
from previous view. Peter is with Minerva.
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The Peter the Great throne room -
of course Peter never was there and the official throne room is a different
place but this is to honor Peter.
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The real state throne room - Hall
of St George. This was built by Quarenghi and opened in 1795. But it was
modified by Stasov.
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The real imperial throne in the
Hall of St George.
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Section of the facade on the
Palace square side.
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Winter Palace - The first palace
was begun by Peter the Great in 1718. The much larger, main Winter Palace was
constructed during 1754-62 by the architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli. It contains
1,057 rooms, 117 staircases, 1,786 doors, and 1945 windows. Tied to it are a
number of other buildings including the Old Hermitage (1775-84) and the New
Hermitage (1839-52). This is now the most famous of Russian museums. It has
extensive military art and other military related holdings, much of which is
not open to the public. The art collection was begun in 1764 with the
acquisition of 225 paintings from Berlin. Now the collection includes 2,790,000
items.
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Winter Palace. Visitors to the
city flock to the palace to view the art in the Hermitage museum inside. This
facade faces the Palace square
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Entrance to Winter Palace - the
formal entrance on Palace square, not the current tourist entrance, which is on
the other side.
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Winter palace - facade facing
Palace square
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Winter palace corner of facade on
Palace square.
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The end -west wing side - of the
Winter Palace facing the Admiralty - inside thissection were the state rooms
including Gothic Library,
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Neva River side west corner of
Winter Palace The Malachite Room is on the second floor toward the center in
this photo.
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Winter palace from river, view
from on board boat between the palace and Peter and Paul fortress
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