The document describes various opulent rooms and features of the Hermitage Palace and Museum, including the Pavilion Hall, grand staircases, and dedicated art rooms such as the Raphael Loggias and the Alexander Hall. It highlights architectural details such as crystal chandeliers, mosaic floors, and gilded moldings, showcasing the rich history of rooms designated for prestigious guests and French art. Additionally, it mentions specific artworks and sculptors, emphasizing the grandeur and artistic significance of the palace's interiors.

1. Hermitage (Эрмитаж) Palace & Museum
Second Part

2. Pavillon Hall
28 crystal chandeliers light it up

4. Detail of the mosaic floor

8. The Council Staircase
Built in 1850, with iron, that give lightness at the stairs

10. Leonardo Da Vinci´s Room
Part of a suite
of roms
rederved for
guests

12. Room conecting the Palace with the Theatre

14. The Raphael Loggias
This gallery is a
reproduction of
Raphael's
Loggias, erected
in the Vatican
Palace and
painted by
Raphael and his
pupils

16. Knight´ s Hall

17. Gallery of Story of Ancien Painting
Pygma
li
Pietro on and Gala
t
Stagi (
1754-1 ea,
814)

18. Shepherd, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844)

19. Kiss of Cupid and Psyche, Antonio Canova, 1794-1797

20. Grand Staircase

21. The Italian Hall

22. Italian Hall (decorated ceiling )

24. The Alexander Hall

25. Rooms
dedicated at
French Art
(There are
five)

26. The Gold Drawing-room
Interior of the
apartments of
Empress Maria
Alexandrovna, the
wife of Alexander
II, was created by
the architect
Alexander Briullov
in 1838-41

27. It has a magnificent parquet floor

28. The ceiling, doors and walls are decorated with gilded moldings.

29. Jasper columns

30. The Crimson Room (The Budoir)
It s part of the apartments of Empress Maria Alexandrovna, the wife of Alexander II

31. The splendid chandelier that is reflected in the mirrors completes this striking interior

32. The council staircase
Metal structures, that had become part of building practice by the mid-19th century, made
possible to create soaring flights of stairs, date from 1850

35. Visited Rooms, views…
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Pavillon Hall
Council Staircase
Leonardo Da Vinci Room
The Raphael Loggias
Knight’s Hall
Gallery of History of Ancien
Painting
Grand Staircase
The Italian Hall
The Alexander Hall
Rooms for French Art
Gold Drawing Room
The Crimson Room (The Budoir)
Council Staircase
By María
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