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The Breathtaking Hermitage Museum, Filled With Treasures Like the Kolyvan Vase and the Peacock Clock, First Opened to the Public on This Day in 1852
With exhibitions spanning nearly 720,000 square feet, Russia’s State Hermitage Museum is home to one of the largest known art collections. But the museum, which first opened its St. Petersburg doors ...
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Antique Elevator Table
This table was built during the time of Russian Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, allowing people to eat without servants around.
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Catherine the Great (1729 – 1796)
In 1745, after being received into the Russian Orthodox Church ... III but he was soon overthrown with Catherine being declared empress. Peter was then killed shortly afterwards and it is not ...