Great Hermitage, Museum building in Dvortsovy Municipal Okrug, Russia
The Great Hermitage stands as a Baroque-style structure connecting to the Winter Palace, featuring grand galleries and exhibition spaces across multiple floors.
Architect Yury Felten designed this extension of the Winter Palace in the 18th century to house Catherine the Great's expanding art collection.
This section of the State Hermitage Museum contains numerous European paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from the 15th through 19th centuries.
Visitors can access the Great Hermitage through the main entrance of the State Hermitage Museum complex on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg.
The building includes a mechanical Peacock Clock from the 1770s that demonstrates intricate automation with moving golden birds.
Location: Dvortsovy Municipal Okrug
Architects: Yury Felten
Architectural style: Baroque
Part of: Hermitage Museum
GPS coordinates: 59.94214,30.31607
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:37
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