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Palace Square in St Petersburg in Russia

Palace Square in St Petersburg

This is the central city square of St Petersburg

 and connects 
Nevsky Prospekt

with 
Palace Bridge leading to Vasilievsky Island

 It was the setting of  
Bloody Sunday ( 1905 )

 and the October Revolution of 1917.




Palace Square in St Petersburg

Alexander Column in Palace Square in St Petersburg




Palace Square in St Petersburg in St Petersburg

Palace Square in St Petersburg




The Winter Palace in Palace Square in St Petersburg

The Winter Palace in Palace Square in St Petersburg

The Winter Palace from 1732 to 1917 was the official residence of the Russian monarchs.

It is situated between the 
Palace Embankment and the Palace Square

The present ( fourth ) Winter Palace was built between the late 1730s and 1837




Hermitage Museum in Palace Square in St Petersburg

Hermitage Museum in Palace Square

The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture

and is one of the largest
 and oldest museums in the world

Founded in 1764 by 
Catherine the Great it has been open to the public since 1852. 




Interior of the Hermitage Museum in Palace Square in St Petersburg

Interior of the Hermitage Museum




General Staff Building in Palace Square in St Petersburg

General Staff Building in Palace Square

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