IMG_3406 - IMG_3416_blended_fused Palace square, designed by Carlo Rossi, between the Winter palace, the entrance of the Hermitage museum , and the General Staff building (photo).
Palace square, designed by Carlo Rossi, between the Winter palace, the entrance of the Hermitage museum , and the General Staff building (photo).
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IMG_3419 General Staff building by Carlo Rossi, 1819-1829. The building now houses some of the collections of the Hermitage museum.
General Staff building by Carlo Rossi, 1819-1829. The building now houses some of the collections of the Hermitage museum.
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IMG_3386 Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and...
Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and…
P1260437 Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and...
Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and…
IMG_3403 Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and...
Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and…
IMG_3418 Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and...
Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and…
P1260436 Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and...
Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and…
IMG_3382 Winter palace, built by Bartolomeo Rastrelli between 1754 and 1762.
Winter palace, built by Bartolomeo Rastrelli between 1754 and 1762.
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Winter palace.
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Winter palace.
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Winter palace.
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Winter palace.

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