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The Winter Palace [1] is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the House of Romanov, previous emperors, from 1732 to 1917. The palace and its precincts now house the Hermitage Museum. The floor area is 233,345 square metres (it has been calculated that the palace contains 1,886 doors, 1,945 windows, 1,500 rooms ...
It was the principal imperial winter residence. The palace has 2600 rooms. [31] [32] Hofburg Palace: 3 Winter Palace Russia: Saint Petersburg: 233,345 square metres (2,511,705 sq ft) Used as the official residence and imperial palace of the Emperor of Russia between 1732 and 1917. Briefly served as the seat of the Provisional Government.
A banquet in the Nicholas Hall in 1874. Until 1905, during the winter months, the Tsar and Tsaritsa were traditionally resident in the palace; this was the period of the Saint Petersburg social season and the first floor piano nobile would be in near constant use.
The Winter Garden was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864–1886) around 1870. After the king's death, the Winter Garden on the roof of the Festsaalbau of the Residenz Palace was dismantled in 1897. The reason for this was due to water leaking from the ornamental lake through the ceiling of the rooms below.
A "Winter White House" is typically the name given to the winter vacation residence of the standing president of the United States aside from Camp David, the mountain-based military camp in Frederick County, Maryland, used as a country retreat and for high-alert protection of the president and his guests.
Amalienborg Palace is the winter home and main residence of the monarch, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark.It consists of four identical classicizing palace façades with rococo interiors around an octagonal courtyard; in the centre of the square is a monumental equestrian statue of Amalienborg's founder, King Frederik V.
Netflix has set its first co-production with Swiss network RTS. The project, a French and English-language period drama titled “Winter Palace,” will chart the birth of winter tourism in the ...
The private Wing of the Winter Palace, photographed circa 1900, from Tsaritsa Alexandra's new garden. The door at the centre is the Saltykov Entrance. The Private Apartments of the Winter Palace are sited on the piano nobile of the western wing of the former imperial palace, the Winter Palace in St Petersburg.