At the present moment the exhibitions of the Hermitage occupy four buildings, the fifth — t h e Hermitage Theatre — being used now as a Lecture Theatre of the Museum. All the five buildings, though erected at different times and for different purposes, are linked together by roofed passages, thus forming a single unit.
Being adjacent to the Winter Palace the Hermitage buildings, though intended to house the museum collections, served for a long time as an extention of the palace, Continue Reading »
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BUILDINGS AND ROOMS OF THE MUSEUM. PART I
BUILDINGS AND ROOMS OF THE MUSEUM. PART II
On account of the considerable increase of the museum collections jfter the Revolution, the Winter Palace was added to the Hermitage, the State rooms and living rooms being fitted to the exhibition purposes, svhereas the architectural style and decorations were carefully preserved.
Among the most notable rooms of the Winter Palace is the imposing suite of the State rooms which begins with the Small Throne Room, or Peter Room, so called in the 19th century in memory of Peter 1 (Hermitage, 1st floor, room 194). It was designed b y O. Monferrand (1786—1858) in 1833 and reconstructed by V. Stasov after the fire of 1837. The walls are upholstered with fine Lyon velvet embroidered with silver thread, which was commissioned specially for this room. Raised gilded plaster work and ceiling-paintings also deserve special mention. Continue Reading »