Petro Palace Hotel, Saint-Petersburg

The Hermitage


The Hermitage is one of the largest art museums in the world, the exposition of which is located in more than 350 halls. A special place is occupied by the ceremonial interiors of the Palace. The Hermitage occupies 6 buildings: the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage, the Big (Old) Hermitage, the Hermitage theatre, the New Hermitage, the General staff. The main entrance to the Museum is from the Palace square through the large courtyard of the Winter Palace.

The extant Winter Palace was built by the outstanding architect Rastrelli in 1754-1762 for Empress Elizabeth, who had not lived to see its completion. This Grand Palace is the apotheosis of the Russian Baroque. Rastrelli did not have time to finish decorating the premises – the new Empress Catherine II gave him his resignation. In 1760-1790 the years of space remade in classic style by Felten, Quarenghi, by sharovym.

The building of the Winter Palace amazes with its Grand size (200×160 m) and solemn look. His upward aspiration is emphasized bunk columns and statues on them. (Building height-22 m). The total area of the Palace-60,000 square meters, it has more than 1,000 rooms, 117 different stairs.

In the post-revolutionary years in the building of the Winter Palace were various departments and institutions. In 1922, only part of the building was transferred to the Hermitage, and in 1945 the entire Palace was transferred to the use of the Hermitage. For a century and a half, the Hermitage has one of the world’s largest collections, numbering about three million works of art and monuments of world culture, from the stone age to our century.


Contacts
Petro Palace Hotel, Saint-Petersburg
Address: Malaya Morskaya Ulitsa 14, Saint-Petersburg, 190000, Russia
“Admiralteyskaya” metro station is located in 300 meters from the Hotel.
Reservations:
+7 812 571 3006 / booking@petropalacehotel.com
Sales:
+ 7 812 448 7134 / sales@petropalacehotel.com
Concierge desk: +7 812 313 72 31
Front Desk: +7 812 571 28 80 / 7 812 313 69 00

Fax: +7 812 571 16 86

We charge RUB 180.00 per person for registration of foreign citizens at Migration Department.
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About Petro Palace Hotel

St. Petersburg is one of the most unique and beautiful cities in the world and our hotel- Petro Palace is located in its main centre.
A few steps away from our doors you will find the famous Hermitage and St. Isaac’s Cathedral, surrounded by the most famous theatres, squares, historical sights, epic bars, nightclubs and restaurants.
Petro Palace Hotel offers you all the advantages of its location, comfortable conditions for living and recreation.