St. Petersburg's Sumptuous Winter Palace
St. Petersburg’s Sumptuous Winter Palace Larger Than Life: Art that inspires us through the ages Russia’s monumental pastel-green Winter Palace in St. Petersburg was once home to some of the country’s most notable emperors and empresses. The palace encompasses many types of art and architecture, including Baroque, Neoclassical, and Gothic styles, through to Rococo. In 1754, Empress Elizabeth Petrovna commissioned Italian architect Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli to build a Baroque winter ...
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Source: theepochtimes.com