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Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage Museum is a major museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, occupying a complex of historic buildings along the Palace Embankment, including the Winter Palace. Its collections span antiquity to modern art and occupy numerous named halls, galleries and state rooms across the Small, Old, New Hermitage and Winter Palace buildings.
First raised
1764
Its prime
1858
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1858
The shape it held in its prime.
A long, three‑storey palace façade painted pale green with white pilasters and window surrounds, extensive gilt ornament and statuary along the cornice; repeated arched and rectangular windows, central pediment with gilded relief, small gilded cupolas rising above the roofline. The building stretches along a stone riverside embankment facing the Neva, with a low slate roof punctuated by chimneys and balustraded terraces; the overall impression is a continuous, richly detailed baroque‑neoclassical riverside palace.
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12 places to explore in 1858.
The record describes 12 distinct spots at Hermitage Museum — including 11 interiors: winter palace courtyard and main entrance, pavilion hall (northern pavilion), knights' hall (eastern new hermitage) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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Families who held Hermitage Museum.
The families tied to Hermitage Museum across its history — follow a name to its page.
Romanov
The Winter Palace was the residence of the Romanov emperors; the museum began as the imperial family's personal collection, founded by Catherine the Great in 1764.
