Baltic Sea - Saint Petersburg, Russia- Palaces, St. Petersburg, Russia
Empress Elizabeth Petrovena requested Rastrelli, the builder of Tsarskoye Selo (Summer Palace) to built the Winter Palace. Rastrelli began the palace in 1754, completing it the year of Elizabeth's death in 1762, consequently Elizabeth never moved in. Starting with Catherine the Great in 1762, all Russian rulers spent time living in the Winter Palace until 1917.聽
In 1764 Catherine the Great commissioned the聽Small Hermitage聽(for her growing art collection and her need for privacy) to be built next to the Winter Palace. The hermitage, from French word meaning "a hermit's abode," or "lonely place," was a place where Catherine would go to eat supper in seclusion without servants. She also arranged "small hermitages," or parties for her closest "A List" friends there.聽
As Catherine's art collection聽continued to grow an addition to the Small Hermitage聽was built between 1771-1787 and was called the聽Old Hermitage. Before this building was finished, Catherine developed an interest in theater聽and commissioned the Hermitage聽Theater聽to be built in 1783. Finally all of these "hermitage's" were linked together with passageways to the Winter Palace. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
In 1764 Catherine the Great commissioned the聽Small Hermitage聽(for her growing art collection and her need for privacy) to be built next to the Winter Palace. The hermitage, from French word meaning "a hermit's abode," or "lonely place," was a place where Catherine would go to eat supper in seclusion without servants. She also arranged "small hermitages," or parties for her closest "A List" friends there.聽
As Catherine's art collection聽continued to grow an addition to the Small Hermitage聽was built between 1771-1787 and was called the聽Old Hermitage. Before this building was finished, Catherine developed an interest in theater聽and commissioned the Hermitage聽Theater聽to be built in 1783. Finally all of these "hermitage's" were linked together with passageways to the Winter Palace. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Baltic Sea - Saint Petersburg, Russia- Palaces
Guide Location: Russia » St. Petersburg
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lynn Momboisse
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Guide Location: Russia » St. Petersburg
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lynn Momboisse
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Winter Palace
- Small Hermitage
- Old Hermitage
- New Hermitage
- Hermitage Theater
- Palace Embankment
- Palace Square
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