Catherine Palace (in Pushkin)The palce was literally gutted at the end of WWII. All has been reconstructed |
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this is about half of the facade; central entrance is at right |
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the entrance; visitors greeted by band |
enry hall - our first sight of a palace interior |
the amount of gold leaf in this room is incredible. |  |
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The Amber Room |
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"pictures" are mosaics |  |
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doors to successive rooms.the rear side has not been redecorated and serves for exhibitions |
After recreating all the pictures from the amber room, they found one original. |
detail from the original room |
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graden side facade |  |
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Russian crows |
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The Hermitage |  |
entertainment at lunch |
