Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

View of the ornate portico entrance to the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, decorated with ten huge human figures (atlantes) sculpted from grey granite, installed in 1848. The museum was built in the 1760s to house Catherine II's art collection, and is part of a state museum today, containing nearly three million items. People can be seen in the street, including a marching band in uniform

1760s Atlantes Granite Hermitage Portico Sculpted

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