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The Winter Palace (Russian: Зимний дворец, tr. Zimnij dvorets, IPA: [ˈzʲimnʲɪj dvɐˈrʲɛts]) is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the House of Romanov, previous emperors, from 1732 to 1917. The palace and its precincts now house the Hermitage Museum.
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The Winter Palace St Petersburg is arguably one of the most splendid architectural marvels in the whole country, and houses the State Hermitage Museum as well.
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Winter Palace of Peter I It was long assumed that Peter the Great's original Winter Palace, built by Mattarnovi and Trezzini and completed in 1720, had been completely destroyed to make way for the Hermitage Theatre, erected on the orders of Catherine the Great in 1782-1785.
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Winter Palace and Main Museum Complex Sprawling across the connected buildings of the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage and the Old Hermitage, this vast, chaotic and incredibly rich collection is unquestionably the biggest draw for visitors to St. Petersburg.
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Winter Palace, Palaces of Saint-Petersburg. Winter Palace, the music frozen in stone. Unsurpassed Bartolomeo Rastrelli's masterpiece, the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, is the classics of world architecture. Out of this world beauty of the building is a true piece of «music frozen in stone». The flow of tourists wanting to experience.
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In 1917, the Winter Palace and its precincts were declared part of the now world-famous State Hermitage Museum. Getting to The Winter Palace. It's hard to miss the Winter Palace and the Hermitage if you're in St Petersburg. The nearest metro stop is Admiralteyskaya, a 5 minute walk away.
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Winter Palace is situated on the bank of the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia. When was Winter Palace Built? Who Build It? The palace dates back to 1711 when architect Domenico Trezzini constructed the earliest version of the palace for Peter I of Russia. A second rendition was made in 1721 by architect Georg Mattarnovy.
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The green-and-white three-storey palace is a marvel of Baroque architecture and boasts 1,786 doors, 1,945 windows and 1,057 elegantly and lavishly decorated halls and rooms, many of which are open to the public. The State Hermitage Museum (Winter Palace)
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Currently, St Petersburg Winter Palace constitutes a part of the architectural complex of one of the largest museums in the world - the State Hermitage museum. The Palace is situated in the heart of Saints Petersburg. Its southern facade, that incorporates the gates, which serve as the main entrance to the museum, faces the Palace Square.
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Global Look Press In reality, the event was rather less heroic. By Nov. 6, 1917 (Oct. 25 in the Julian calendar, which was used in Russia until 1918), the Provisional Government that ruled Russia.
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St. Petersburg's most famous building, the Winter Palace not only physically dominates Palace Square and the south embankment of the Neva River, but also plays a central political, symbolic, and cultural role in the three-century history of the city.
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The Winter Palace can be described as the heart of St. Petersburg and the most recognizable building in the city. The city's main square, Palace Square; the grand Palace Embankment on.
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The Winter Palace is now better known as the Hermitage Museum. When it was first constructed in the eighteenth century under the rule of Peter the Great, it was intended as an imperial residence in the newly built capital of St Petersburg.The first Winter Palace was a modest two-story building, but with every new ruler came an addition to the grounds.
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The Grand Church of the Winter Palace ( Russian: Собор Спаса Нерукотворного Образа в Зимнем дворце) in Saint Petersburg, sometimes referred to as the Winter Palace 's cathedral, was consecrated in 1763. It is located on the piano nobile in the eastern wing of the Winter Palace, and is the larger, and principal, of two churches within the palace.
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The Winter Palace (1754-1762) Under Empress Elizabeth, St. Petersburg became a city of sumptuous baroque grandeur. The crowning glory of the Empress's architectural endeavor was the Winter Palace, built by Elizabeth's favorite architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli on the Neva River. The Imperial residence was designed i