Experts' Choice Award The Winter Palace of Peter the Great
What the experts agree on
This iconic pistachio-green palace with 400 white columns housed Russian rulers for 155 years and now showcases grand reception halls, restored period rooms with Dutch tiles, and the Hermitage's finest antiquities across its 1,001 ornately decorated
“The Winter Palace, seat of the Hermitage Museum since the October Revolution, is very impressive with its long pistachio green facade dotted with 400 immaculate white columns.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "With its 1,001 rooms swathed in...jasper, agate, and gilded mirrors, the residence of Russia's rulers from Catherine the Great (1762) to Nicholas II (1917) is the grandest monument of Russian rococo." Full review
Lonely Planet "Some rooms have been restored to their appearance during Peter’s era, complete with Dutch tiles and parquet floors, and are used to exhibit some of Peter’s personal items from the Hermitage collection." Full review
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Dvorcovaja naberezhnaja, 32, metro Gostiny Dvor, St. Petersburg, Russia
