St. Petersburg - Church on Spilled Blood

The Hermitage - Winter Palace

The Small, Old, and New Hermitages

SS Peter and Paul Cathedral

St. Isaac's

Peterhof, Part 1

Peterhof, Part 2

Catherine Palace

Pavlovsk, Part 1

Pavlovsk, Part 2

Yusupov Palace

Menshikov Palace

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  The Small, Old, and New Hermitages  
Photo of the Hermitage on the Neva River, St. Petersburg
The Three Graces (1813-16, Antonio Canova), Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting, New Hermitage

The Small Hermitage (1764-65), the Old (Large) Hermitage (1771-87), and the Hermitage Theatre (1783-87) were added by Catherine the Great.  Nicholas I comissioned the New Hermitage (1839-51).

Photo of Portrait of Tsarina Catherine the Great (ca 1770) Photo of Pavilion Hall, The Small Hermitage Photo of Pavilion Hall, The Small Hermitage
Photo of Pavilion Hall, The Small Hermitage Photo of the Peacock Clock, Pavilion Hall, The Small Hermitage Photo of the Peacock Clock, Pavilion Hall, The Small Hermitage
Photo of owl in the Peacock Clock, Pavilion Hall, The Small Hermitage Photo of Rooster in the Peacock Clock, Pavilion Hall, The Small Hermitage Photo of peacock with spread tail, the Peacock Clock, Pavilion Hall, The Small Hermitage
Photo of the Hall of the Proto-Renaissance, Old Hermitage Photo of da Vinci's Madonna and Child (The Litta Madonna), Early 1480s, Old Hermitage Photo of Portrait of Nicholas I (1827)
Photo of the Raphael Loggias, The New Hermitage Photo of the Raphael Loggias, The New Hermitage Photo of the Raphael Loggias, The New Hermitage
Photo of the Large Italian Skylight Hall, The New Hermitage Photo of the Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting, The New Hermitage Photo of the Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting, The New Hermitage