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Winter Palace
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The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg was the official residence of the Russian emperors from 1732 to 1917. It now houses the Hermitage Museum. The green-and-white palace has a principal façade 215 meters long and 30 meters high, with 1,500 rooms, 1,886 doors, and 1,945 windows. It sits between Palace Embankment and Palace Square.
Niet missen
- The Hermitage Museum, one of the top five art museums in the world, housed within the palace
- The palace's 1,500 rooms, including the three vast halls of the Neva enfilade redesigned by Quarenghi
- The green-and-white exterior in Elizabethan Baroque style, designed by Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli
- The principal façade, 215 meters long and 30 meters high
- The location between Palace Embankment and Palace Square, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great's original Winter Palace
Tickets & tours
Manieren om Winter Palace te bezoeken
Je kunt op eigen gelegenheid gaan (Entry is paid). Een tour voegt vervoer en een gids toe, of combineert nabijgelegen bezienswaardigheden in één dag.
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Goed om te weten
- The palace is part of the Hermitage Museum complex, which also includes three adjoining palaces known collectively as the Hermitage.
- The palace is located in the historic center of Saint Petersburg, near the Admiralty and the Bronze Horseman.
- During summer, you can view the palace from the Neva River on a budget riverbus or a channel tour.
Een stukje geschiedenis
The present Winter Palace is the fourth on the site. It was built and altered almost continuously from the late 1730s to 1837, when a severe fire damaged it and it was immediately rebuilt. The exterior remained the same, but large parts of the interior were redesigned in various styles. The palace was the seat of the Russian Provisional Government after the February Revolution of 1917, and later that year Red Guard soldiers and sailors stormed it, a defining moment in the birth of the Soviet state.
Veelgestelde vragen
How many rooms are in the Winter Palace?
The palace contains 1,500 rooms, along with 1,886 doors, 1,945 windows, and 117 staircases.
Who designed the Winter Palace?
Several architects contributed, most notably the Italian Bartolomeo Rastrelli, who designed it in the Elizabethan Baroque style.
What happened at the Winter Palace during the 1917 Revolution?
In 1917, Red Guard soldiers and sailors stormed the palace, overthrowing the Russian Provisional Government. This event became a symbol of the October Revolution.
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