Red throne at Peterhof/Petrodvoret Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia

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The palace's interiors, created by the outstanding talents of the architect and a hundred of master-craftsmen, never failed to overwhelm their visitors by their luxury and huge dimensions. The design of the state residence was strictly subordinated to its underlying emotional and artistic concept of a ceaselessly unfolding theatrical performance. The layout of the halls as an enfilade of rooms perfectly suited that concept of festive processions which would definitely take place not only during famous "entries" of the monarch, but in the course of all kinds of ceremonies, rituals and procedures and even during balls.

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Size: 3413px × 5119px
Location: Peterhof/Petrodvoret Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
Photo credit: © Bill Heinsohn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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