The document provides a tour of the galleries and rooms within the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. It describes the ornate decoration of rooms like the Jordan Gallery, Malachite Room, and St. George Hall. Important artworks and artifacts from Russian history are on display, including pieces from Peter the Great's reign and galleries commemorating the Patriotic War of 1812. The tour highlights the palace's architecture, artwork, and historical significance as the former home of the Russian Tsars.

1. Hermitage (Эрмитаж) Palace & Museum
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2. The Winter Palace of Peter the Great

5. This gallery is
Located on the
ground floor of
the Winter Palace
constructed in
1754-62 by the
architect
Francesco Rastrelli
to the order of
Empress Elizabeth
The Jordan Gallery

6. Tha main staircase “ The Embassadors Staircase”

7. The staircase is adorned with statues, some were brought from Italy in Peter the Great's reign

8. The 18th-century ceiling painting by Gasparo Diziani depicting Mount

13. The Field Marshals' Room, first in the Great Suite of State Rooms

14. Chandelier made in Russia

16. The Concert Hall and the silver reliquary of St Alexander Nevsky

18. Small white dining room of last Tsar Nicholas II

19. Here is described the night the Reds invaded the Winter Palace and arrested” counterrevolutionaires in this room

20. The Malachite Room

21. It served as the state drawing-room of Empress Alexandra, the wife of Tzar Nicholas I

22. The unique malachite decoration of the
room and many of its furnishings were
made in the "Russian mosaic" technique

23. Malachite Vase
Detail of the interior:
Malachite amphora vase
1825
Malachite and bronze;
carved, ground, polished,
cast, chased and gilded

24. View of the Neva River from Alexandra Drawing Room

25. View of Vasilievsky Island across the Neva River

27. Peter the Great (Small Throne) Room

28. The Armorial Hall was intended for huge receptions

30. The entrances to the hall are flanked by sculptural groups of early Russian warriors

31. Gallery of Patriotic War of 1812

32. Ecuestrian portrait of Tzar Alexander 1 by Franz Krüger

33. The St George (Large Throne) Hall
The hall has a magnificent parquet floor made from 16 varieties of wood

35. Above the throne dais is a bas-relief of St George slaying the dragon

36. The columned hall with two tiers of windows is finished with Carrara marble

37. The setting for official ceremonies and receptions.
receptions

38. Waiting people to enter the Palace

39. Views
•Jordan Gallery
•Ambassadors Staircase
•Field Marshall´s Room
•Concert Hall
•Small White Dinning Room
•Malachite Room
•Views of the Neva
•Peter the Great (Small Throne)
Room
•Armorial Hall
•Galllery of Patriotic War 1812
•The St George (Large Throne) Hall
•The Coffee Shop
Music: Waltz of the fleurs
Composed by Tchaikovsky for “The Nutcracker “
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