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Peter the Great Hall
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Hall of Fashions
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Wonder how they could sit down!
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Very decorated saddles
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The War Gallery of 1812
Displays over 300 portraits of the generals who helped
to expel Napoleon from Russia in 1812
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Beautiful inlaid wood floor
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Decorative floor
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Queen's Garden
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It got very crowded at times and we had
to wait to move to the next room.
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The Peacock Clock
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View of the winter canal
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The Loggia
This long narrow hallway _ more than 200 feet long - is
decorated with colorful paintings. In 1780, Catherine the
Great had this exact replica built of Raphael's famous hallway
- the Vatican Loggia in Rome.
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Madonna and Child by Raffaello
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The Madonna Litta by Leonardo da Vinci (1490)
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Crouching Boy by Michelangelo (1530)
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Portrait of the Actress Antonia Zarate by
Goya (1811)
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Danae by Rembrandt (1636)
Danae motions to her lover while her maid hovers in the
background. Historians note that Danae has the body of Rembrandt's
first wife and the face of his mistress.
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Twelve Colleges
Originally erected to house the 12 ministries of Peter
the Great's government, they now are the main buildings
of St. Petersburg University.
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Academy of Arts
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Colleen
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Yusupov Palace
It was built in 1770 and is where Prince Felix conspired
in 1916 to kill Rasputin.
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The palace tour led us through the basement
rooms containing life size portrayals of the mysterious legend.
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Rasputin was regarded as a threat to the
future of the Russian empire because he had gained extraordinary
control over the tsar's family through his alledged supernatural
powers.
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