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Pictorial art paradise

Hermitage (Winter Palace&General staff building)

Why locals love it

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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Why you should visit it

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

Special tip

There's a grand view of Newa-river from here. And wonderful illumination in the nighttime

Hermitage (Winter Palace&General staff building)
38 Palace Embankment, Dvortsovy Municipal Okrug, Central District, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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