Russia - Saint Petersburg

Alexey - Russia - 11.06.2010

The Hermitage, Sankt-Peterburg

The Golden Drawing Room 1860s

The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise nearly 3 million items, including the largest collection of paintings in the world.