![IMG_3406 - IMG_3416_blended_fused Palace square, designed by Carlo Rossi, between the Winter palace, the entrance of the Hermitage museum , and the General Staff building (photo).](thumbs/IMG_3406%20-%20IMG_3416_blended_fused.webp)
Palace square, designed by Carlo Rossi, between the Winter palace, the entrance of the Hermitage museum , and the General Staff building (photo).
![IMG_3419 General Staff building by Carlo Rossi, 1819-1829. The building now houses some of the collections of the Hermitage museum.](thumbs/IMG_3419.webp)
General Staff building by Carlo Rossi, 1819-1829. The building now houses some of the collections of the Hermitage museum.
![IMG_3386 Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and...](thumbs/IMG_3386.webp)
Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and…
![P1260437 Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and...](thumbs/P1260437.webp)
Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and…
![IMG_3403 Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and...](thumbs/IMG_3403.webp)
Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and…
![IMG_3418 Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and...](thumbs/IMG_3418.webp)
Alexander I column, a 600 tons granite monolith topped by an angel holding a cross and crushing a snake - an allegory for the Russian victory over Napoleon and…