This is a perfect place for connoisseur and simply art lovers. Earlier was Witer Palace the residence of Emperor, nowadays this is the most famous Palace and museum in St.Petersburg. The State Hermitage Museum is the second-largest art museum in the world. Local residents joke that life is not enough too see all exhibits
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in the Hermitage Museum you can see many famous works of art and historical exhibits from Prehistoric art and Egyptian antiquities to Modern and other art of 20th century. It is important to pay attention to design and decor of interiors too, because they preserved from 19-20th centuries
There's a grand view of Newa-river from here. And wonderful illumination in the nighttime