Most Important things to do in The Hermitage Museum Tours in St Petersburg

 Even from the exterior, the Winter Palace of St. Petersburg is a commanding structure, painted in a mint green that gleams under both summer's brilliant skies and winter's deep, white snow. The Winter Palace, which housed the Russian Emperors from 1732 until 1917, currently houses the State Hermitage Museum, the world's second-largest museum.

If you're looking for practical information about the Hermitage Museum tour in St Petersburg, or if you simply want to learn more about the Hermitage Museum for the purpose of your own curiosity, you have  to keep reading.


Why Should You Take The Hermitage Museum Tour in St Petersburg?

Esoterically, the Hermitage Museum is one of Russia's most important cultural monuments. In addition to being situated in the former royal palace, The State Hermitage Museum houses the Russian Federation's biggest art collection . There are few other places in the world where you can develop your intellect under one roof, whether you stay for one day, two days, or longer.

There are also practical reasons to take the Hermitage Museum tour in St Petersburg.It is severely cold for more than half of the year and moderately rainy the rest of the time. Regardless of how its content moves you, a visit to the Hermitage Museum is a retreat from the elements. Finally, the Hermitage Museum is very centrally located.

Things you must do in the Hermitage Museum tours in St Petersburg:

Following are just a few things you must do during your tour:

  • Enjoy the incredibly beautiful Ambassador or Jordan Staircase, Malachite Room, St George and Alexander Halls, Hanging Garden, and the copy of a real Rafael's Loggias in Vatican made by the order of Catherine II to mention few.

  • Take pictures of great Leonardo da Vinci’ masterpieces and an unfinished statue of Michelangelo

  • See the unrivaled collections of Rembrandt’s paintings and "Little Dutch" masters.

  • Be surprised the Venetian Canova and Danish Thorvaldsen's classical sculptures.

  • Discover the famous Diamond Room with gifts from foreign ambassadors to the Russian Tsars and Scythian gold earrings, Russian court jeweler Faberge failed to repeat.

  • Enjoy one of the best collections of impressionists and post-impressionists in the world.

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