Images of St.Petersburg Palace Square

Palace Square in St Petersburg This is the central city square of St Petersburg  and connects Nevsky Prospekt with Palace Bridge leading to Vasilievsky Island  It was the setting of  Bloody Sunday ( 1905 )  and the October Revolution of 1917. Wikipedia - Bloody Sunday ( 1905 ) Wikipedia - October Revolution of 1917

Alexander Column in Palace Square in St Petersburg Wikipedia - Alexander Column

Palace Square in St Petersburg

The Winter Palace in Palace Square in St Petersburg The Winter Palace from 1732 to 1917 was the official residence of the Russian monarchs. It is situated between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square The present ( fourth ) Winter Palace was built between the late 1730s and 1837 Wikipedia - Winter Palace

Hermitage Museum in Palace Square The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture and is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world Founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great it has been open to the public since 1852.  Wikipedia - Hermitage Museum Wikipedia - Catherine the Great

Interior of the Hermitage Museum

General Staff Building in Palace Square

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