Hermitage today is known for its opulence architecture and its collection of arts. The name, Hermitage means “a place of solitude” in French. It is an iconic building, representing the Imperial Tsarist Russia. Today, it is the largest museum in the world with over 3 million pieces of arts in its possession. This Powerpoint slideshow presentation introduces the viewers to the most well-known rooms in the palace-museum, from an architectural angle. It is a briefest of all introduction to such a magnificent building. The only missing important room not included is the Tsar Nicholas Hall, which is not open to visitors to the museum. A sister Powerpoint slideshow presentation will be introduced later on the painting collection of the museum in the near future.

1. Hermitage
The palace, St Petersburg
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2. Winter Palace
Official residence of the Russian royal family from 1732 to 1917.

3. Exterior

4. Exterior
Palace courtyard.

5. Ground Floor
Jordan Staircase

6. Entrance Hall
Giant Vase

7. Jordan Staircase
Principal staircase

8. Jordan Staircase
Ceiling & wall of staircase

9. Jordan Staircase

10. First Floor – Winter Palace
Golden Drawing Room
1812 War Galley
St George Hall
The Boudoir
Armorial Hall
Peter the Great Hall
The Malachite Room

11. Memorial Hall of Peter the Great

12. Armorial Hall
The Armorial Hall has distinctive rows of bronze columns and bronze chandeliers.

13. Armorial Hall

14. St George Hall
The St George Hall also referred to as the Great Throne Room.

15. St George Hall
The parquet floor of the St. George Hall. It is made from 16 different valuable kinds of wood.

16. St George Hall

17. 1812 War Gallery
Created as commemoration of the Russian victory over Napoleon. On the wall hang the portraits of 332 generals.

18. Golden Drawing Room
The formal sitting room of wife of Alexander II (Empress Maria Alexandrovna).

19. Golden Drawing Room

20. Nevsky’s silver tomb
This distinctive monument to the
13C Prince Alexander Nevsky, an
outstanding military commander
and statesman. It was
commissioned in the 18C by
Empress Elizabeth.

21. Malachite Room
The official drawing room of wife of Nicholas I (Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna).

22. Malachite Room

23. Malachite Room

24. Boudoir Room
The private room of wife of Alexander II (Empress Maria Alexandrovna).

25. First Floor – Small Hermitage
Pavilion Hall

26. Peacock Clock
This giant animated
mechanical clock was
made in second half of
18C in England.

27. Pavilion Hall
Impressive room with a mix of Renaissance and Oriental style.

28. Pavilion Hall

29. Pavilion Hall
Details of the mosaic floor.

30. First Floor - Old Hermitage
Leonardo Room

31. Leonardo Room
The room was part of a
suite reserved for guests.

32. Leonardo Room

33. First Floor - Theatre
To Theatre

34. Hermitage Theatre
A connection between the palace and the theatre.

35. Hermitage Theatre

36. First Floor - New Heritage
Flemish Room
Raphael
Loggias
Large Italian
Skylight Room

37. Large Italian Skylight
Room

38. Snyders Hall

39. Raphael Loggias
The gallery is a reproduction of Raphael’s Loggias erected in the Vatican Palace.

40. Raphael Loggias

41. Raphael Loggias
The ceiling of the Raphael’s Loggias.

42. The Knights’ Hall

43. Second Floor

44. Second floor Galleries
The second floor is mainly used for display of modern arts from the Impressionist onward.

45. First Floor - New Hermitage
Grand Staircase

46. Grand Staircase

47. Atlantes Entrance

48. The Building
The Hermitage Palace is made up of a collection of palaces. The Winter Palace was built between 1754 and 1762 by Empress
Elisabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great. It served as the winter residence for every ruler of Russia from 1732 to 1917.

49. History
The Hermitage Museum was founded in 1764 by
Catherine the Great . It is the most famous building
of imperial St Petersburg. Not only it was the
residence of the Tsars and it is also featured
importantly in 1905 and 1917 Revolutions.

50. The End
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