ornate ceiling within the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. The State Hermitage Museum was founded in 1754 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852. The collections occupy a large complex of six historic buildings along Palace Embankment, including the Winter Palace

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