The Russian Museum Buildings

1. The Russian Museum Buildings

Yazynin A. 6a
2018

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The Mikhailovsky Palace was built after the
design of the architect Carlo Rossi between
1819 and 1825. The palace was erected for the
youngest son of Paul the first, Grand Duke
Mikhail. In 1895 the emperor Alexandr the
third order that a Russian Museum be
inaugurated here. The palace was turned into
a museum of Russian Art. At the present time,
the collection of State Russian Museum
amount to about 400,000 exihibits. The
museum is widely visited by tourists.

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The Russian Museum often organizes
interesting exhibitions, which also convey the
spirit of Russian fine art, be it an exhibition of
ancient items or modern ones. Among the
variety of art works, there can be found the real
chef-d'oeuvres of such well-known Russian
artists, as Ivan Aivazovsky, Carl Bryullov,
Nikolai Ge, Isaak Levitan, Mikhail Vrubel,
Valentin Serov, Viktor Vasnetsov, Vasily
Surikov, and many others.

4. Mikhailovsky Castle,Sadovaya str., 2

5. The Mikhailovsky Palace, Arts Squar

6. Benois Corps, Griboyedov canal embankment 2-4

7. Mikhailovsky garden

8. Mikhailovsky garden

9. MARBLE PALACE, Dvortsowaya emb.,5a

10. Summer palace of Peter the great

11. The Summer Garden, Kutuzov embankment, 2

12. Log cabin of Peter the great, Petrovskaya emb.

13. Stroganov palace, Nevsky prospect 17

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