The Hermitage tour; the Winter Palace is the most important museum of Russia, the main residence of the Russian emperors; with a tour of 3 hours we will see the most outstanding jewels of the museum; the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velasquez, Murillo, Goya.
We always enter without a queue through the VIP gate and have the route different from the big groups tours. We walked quietly without haste and crowd.
First, we see the gala halls richly decorated with gold and stones, throne hall, concert hall, we visit the private part of the last prevailing Nicolas II. We’re talking about The Russian history, the owners of this palace, the Romanov family.
The itinerary is designed to be able to see the highlights of the Hermitage, because to see everything it takes more than 8 years.
Some wonders that we visit in the Hermitage tour:
- Hermitage Palace
- Little Hermitage
- Hermitage Grande
- New Hermitage
- The Throne Room
- Shield Room
- The Pavilion Room
- The private part of the empire
- Palatial Church
- The gallery of 1812
Since tickets to the Hermitage Palace are very limited to an exact time and since there is a lot of influx of tourists to see the museum especially in summer, only reservations of the Hermitage tour are accepted 5 days in advance, so our visitors they will enter the palace without enduring the eternal queues.
History of the Hermitage:
The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, along with the Moscow Kremlin, hosted perhaps the most significant events in Russian history.
The hermitage complex is as large in size as on a historic scale. There are countless writings about this palace, but almost all of its chambers are worth a separate research work.
Construction of the Hermitage:
In the history of St. Petersburg, there were five winter palaces, the Hermitage is the last. Its construction took place from 1754 to 1762 and began at the time of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna.
Unfortunately, she did not live until the completion of the works, the inauguration and set was supposed to be with the reign of Peter III, but he was deposed from the throne in the summer of 1762.
The final touches in the decoration of the Palace were made under the reign of Catherine II.
Events that marked the Hermitage:
As for the large-scale historical events that took place within the castle walls, in less than 300 years there were a large number.
In 1837, the most famous fire in the entire history of the Russian Empire occurred at the Winter Palace. They were unable to cope with the fire for three days. During this time, 13 people died.
The decoration of the Palace, saved from the fire, was kept in the Alexander column (The meeting point of our Hermitage tour), but it was not possible to save all the treasures that were there.
The chronicles of the period of the Decembrist uprising, the Russian-Turkish wars and other events were lost forever.
Furthermore, many works of art were also burned and the Romanovs returned to the Palace only in the fall of 1839.
Another event that marked the history of the palace was the terrorist act of the year 1880 at the hands of an individual (carpenter) from the town of Khalturin whose purpose was to kill Emperor Alexander II (although he was saved).
After the 30kg device exploded, 11 guardsmen died and another 56 were wounded. All the dead were participants in the recent Russian-Turkish war.
In 1904, Nicholas II moved his permanent residence to the Alexander Palace.
In January, 1905, near the Hermitage Palace, one of the most tragic events of the 20th century took place; the shooting of a peaceful manifestation. This event was the catalyst for the first Russian revolution.
The Hermitage after the 1917 revolution:
After the 1917 revolution and the fall of the Romanovs, the Palace housed a Provisional government.
After the power of the Soviets prevailed in Saint Petersburg, the Winter received the status of state museums. Since then, until today it remains such except during the Great Patriotic War when it closed.
In the event that the visitor does not arrive in time for the Hermitage tour, a refund is not possible.
All travelers who want to enjoy this tour are advised to fill in the phone number at the moment of booking request.
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