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The archway of the former General Staff building - now housing part of the Hermitage collection - The building was designed by Carlo Rossi in 1819 on order of Tsar Aleexander I after the tsar bought and tore down the private houses in the area. The arch is another memorial to the victory over Napoleon. On it Victory rides a six-horsed chariot held by two Roman soldiers. |
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