Palace square, designed by Carlo Rossi, between the Winter palace, the entrance of the Hermitage museum , and the General Staff building (photo).
General Staff building by Carlo Rossi, 1819-1829. The building now houses some of the collections of the Hermitage museum.
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…
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…
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…
Winter palace, built by Bartolomeo Rastrelli between 1754 and 1762.
Winter palace.
Winter palace.
Winter palace.
Winter palace.
