My last stop in Russia for Around the World with Gummibär is Winter Palace in St. Petersburg! Wouldn’t you love to live in a beautiful palace like this?!
St. Petersburg’s most famous building, the Winter Palace not only physically dominates Palace Square and the south embankment of the Neva River, but also plays a central political, symbolic, and cultural role in the three-century history of the city. The first Imperial residence where the Winter Palace was actually a wooden house in the Dutch style built in 1708 for Peter the Great and his family. This was replaced in 1711 by a stone building, the remains of which formed the foundations of the Hermitage Theatre. Parts of this original palace have now been restored and are open to the public. The Winter Palace was declared part of the State Hermitage Museum on October 17, 1917. The State Rooms of the Winter Palace now form one of the most popular sections of the Hermitage, and are essential viewing for all visitors to St. Petersburg. Click here to read more about Winter Palace!
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