Travelogues; . By permission THE HALL OK VASES IN THE HERMITAGE The palace of the Tsars faces their Necropolis from theleft bank of the Neva, which we cross again by means ofpontoon bridges, passing on our way the stately Bourse, orStock Exchange, upon another island. Five minutes more,and our swift, high-stepping cab horse — no striking excep- 40 ST. PETERSBURG tion to the rule, for the pubhc cabs and rapid, well-groomedhorses of St. Petersburg are a delight to the traveler —hasbrought us to the gates of the Winter Palace, the town abodeof the Imperial Court. Reddish brown in color, heavy and
Travelogues; . By permission THE HALL OK VASES IN THE HERMITAGE The palace of the Tsars faces their Necropolis from theleft bank of the Neva, which we cross again by means ofpontoon bridges, passing on our way the stately Bourse, orStock Exchange, upon another island. Five minutes more,and our swift, high-stepping cab horse — no striking excep- 40 ST. PETERSBURG tion to the rule, for the pubhc cabs and rapid, well-groomedhorses of St. Petersburg are a delight to the traveler —hasbrought us to the gates of the Winter Palace, the town abodeof the Imperial Court. Reddish brown in color, heavy andover-ornate in design, it yet impresses us as a dwelling-placeof princes. Its very size compels our admiration, but, as anIrishman would say, the finest things in the palace are out-. Uy permission THE ITALIAN GALLERY OF THE HERMITAGE side of it ; for the magnificent new iron grill surroundingthe garden, and the two splendid gates are the most strikingand artistic features. Although this is our first visit to , we have seen these gates before, for throughoutthe summer of 1900 one pair stood upon the banks of theSeine, as part of an exhibit at the Paris Exposition. A flagabove the palace indicates the presence of the emperor; but ST. PETERSBURG 41 not necessarily in this palace. It merely signifies that he iswithin the district of St. Petersburg. He may be here or,what is far more likely, at one of his country-seats — atTsarskoye-Selo, fourteen miles inland, or at Peterhof, nine-teen miles away upon the Baltic shore. A hasty glimpse of Tsarskoye-Selo must suffice. Thepalace is magnificently comfortless, over-decorated, uselessly
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