General Staff Building
General Staff Building, Neoclassical building in Palace Square, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The General Staff Building stretches along Palace Square with a 580-meter curved facade featuring a central triumphal arch connecting to Nevsky Prospekt.
Construction of the General Staff Building, designed by architect Carlo Rossi, took place between 1819 and 1829 during Russia's architectural transformation period.
The eastern section of the building contains the Hermitage Museum's collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artworks, including pieces by Matisse and Picasso.
Visitors enter the museum through the eastern wing entrance, where they can explore five large atriums covered with glass roofs forming the New Big Enfilade.
The central triumphal arch commemorates Russia's victory in the 1812 war against Napoleon, decorated with sculptures by Stepan Pimenov and Vasily Demuth-Malinovsky.
Location: Saint Petersburg
Architects: Carlo Rossi
Architectural style: classicism
Part of: Hermitage Museum, historic centre of Saint Petersburg
Website: http://hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/explore/buildings/locations/building/B60/?lng=ru
GPS coordinates: 59.93810,30.31720
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:40
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