Hermitage: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Gosudarstvenny Ermitazh • the State Hermitage Museum
Date	1852 - present
Related People	Leo von Klenze

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The ornate green and white facade of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with columns, gold accents, and the Russian flag flying above the roof.

St. Petersburg: Hermitage

The ornate green and white facade of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, stretches along the riverbank with ice floating on the water in the foreground.

Visitors view paintings, ornate sculptures, and large decorative vases in a grand gallery with red walls and an elaborately decorated ceiling at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

St. Petersburg: Hermitage

Tour the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg

Visit the Hermitage Museum

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