{"id":7814,"date":"2017-03-15T10:22:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T09:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=7814"},"modified":"2020-06-17T14:35:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T13:35:41","slug":"eight-world-treasures-see-hermitage-st-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/eight-world-treasures-see-hermitage-st-petersburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight World Treasures to see at The Hermitage in St Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve seen Hercules wrestle the Nemean lion at the British museum; you&#8217;ve strolled past the Emperor Octavian at the Vatican Museums; and you&#8217;ve scrutinised the curiosities of Vienna&#8217;s Kunsthistorisches. Yet, still you&#8217;ve not ticked off the best because the grandfather of all museums is far to the north-west in St Petersburg. Known as the State Hermitage Museum, this giant \u2013 which includes the Winter Palace and several annexes \u2013 houses some of the world&#8217;s greatest artworks. Such is their number, however, that to help you navigate its gilded chambers, we&#8217;ve compiled a shortlist of the best.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Treasure Gallery<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Comprised of golden and silver bouquets of flowers; saddle cloths studded with 16,000 diamonds; and great mounds of nomadic jewellery, the Treasure Gallery truly lives up to its name.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/16-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Hermitage in St Petersburg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/16-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/16-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/16-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/16-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/16-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/16.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Peacock Clock<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A large, shiny automaton featuring three life-sized mechanical birds, the Peacock Clock is huge, yet its clock-face is farcically small. Recalling a similar throne that Liutprand of Cremona wrote about in Theophilus&#8217; Byzantine court, this wonder was made by English entrepreneur, James Fox in the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/15.The-Pavilion-Hall-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Hermitage in St Petersburg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/15.The-Pavilion-Hall-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/15.The-Pavilion-Hall-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/15.The-Pavilion-Hall-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/15.The-Pavilion-Hall-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/15.The-Pavilion-Hall-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/15.The-Pavilion-Hall.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Great Throne Room<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of the largest state rooms in the Winter Palace, the Great Throne Room&#8217;s white marble columns, gilded capitals and enormous chandeliers have framed some of the greatest scenes in Russian history \u2013 including the opening of the first state Duma (parliament).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/hermitage-istock-robert_ford-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Hermitage in St Petersburg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hermitage-istock-robert_ford-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hermitage-istock-robert_ford-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hermitage-istock-robert_ford-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hermitage-istock-robert_ford-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hermitage-istock-robert_ford-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hermitage-istock-robert_ford.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Atlantes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>According to Greek mythology, Atlas was doomed to hold up the sky for betraying the gods and these mini equivalents must hold up the entrance to the New Hermitage. Finished in 1848, visitors still marvel at the realism \u2013 including veins popping out of the group of titans&#8217; feet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/atlants-istock-yulenochekk-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Hermitage in St Petersburg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/atlants-istock-yulenochekk-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/atlants-istock-yulenochekk-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/atlants-istock-yulenochekk-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/atlants-istock-yulenochekk-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/atlants-istock-yulenochekk-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/atlants-istock-yulenochekk.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Raphael Loggias<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Catherine II never visited Rome, instead she brought Rome to her. Commissioning a copy of the Papal Palace&#8217;s loggias, the frescoes are not direct imitations, however. So, while it is clear the design and inspiration are lifted almost wholesale, the execution is quite different, including the removal of the papal insignia in favour of the double-headed eagle of Byzantium.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/HERM-005-\u041b\u041e\u0414\u0416-\u0420\u0410\u0424\u0410\u042d\u041b\u042f-04-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HERM-005-\u041b\u041e\u0414\u0416-\u0420\u0410\u0424\u0410\u042d\u041b\u042f-04-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HERM-005-\u041b\u041e\u0414\u0416-\u0420\u0410\u0424\u0410\u042d\u041b\u042f-04-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HERM-005-\u041b\u041e\u0414\u0416-\u0420\u0410\u0424\u0410\u042d\u041b\u042f-04-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HERM-005-\u041b\u041e\u0414\u0416-\u0420\u0410\u0424\u0410\u042d\u041b\u042f-04-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HERM-005-\u041b\u041e\u0414\u0416-\u0420\u0410\u0424\u0410\u042d\u041b\u042f-04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HERM-005-\u041b\u041e\u0414\u0416-\u0420\u0410\u0424\u0410\u042d\u041b\u042f-04.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Kolyvan Vase<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Called a vase yet more closely resembling a font or a bowl, what is not up for dispute is the fact the Kolyvan Vase is colossal in size. 2.5 metres high, 5 metres long and over 3 metres wide, the monument \u2013 made of Altai jasper \u2013 weighs 19 tons, took two years to carve and 1,000 men to haul it into place across frozen rivers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/5976572594_e8bf111fd1_b-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Hermitage in St Petersburg\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5976572594_e8bf111fd1_b-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5976572594_e8bf111fd1_b-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5976572594_e8bf111fd1_b-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5976572594_e8bf111fd1_b-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5976572594_e8bf111fd1_b-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5976572594_e8bf111fd1_b.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Jordan Staircase<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The theatrical cockpit of the Hermitage, the Jordan Staircase&#8217;s combination of gold-leaf and granite was historically used to impress visitors with the Russian state&#8217;s beauty and power. But it also had a more practical function, bringing the Romanovs down to bless the waters of the Neva River in celebration of Christ&#8217;s baptism in the River Jordan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/13-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Hermitage in St Petersburg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/13-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/13-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/13-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/13-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/13-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/13.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jupiter Hall<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At 31 halls, the Antiquities Collection at the Hermitage is vast. And while many classicists will find themselves drawn to the Attic vases and Scythian artefacts, most visitors prefer the Roman statuary that lines Jupiter Hall, which is more gorgeous than historically important.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you&#8217;d like to see the treasures of the Hermitage in St Petersburg, why not book a place on the Capitals of the North trip?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Images are Courtesy of The Hermitage Museum, alongside Atlants \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/rows-of-slender-atlants-gm481858060-69609569?st=_p_hermitage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/yulenochekk<\/a> &amp; Close-Up \u00a9 iStock\/Robert_Ford.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve seen Hercules wrestle the Nemean lion at the British museum; you&#8217;ve strolled past the Emperor Octavian at the Vatican Museums; and you&#8217;ve scrutinised the curiosities of Vienna&#8217;s Kunsthistorisches. Yet, still you&#8217;ve not ticked off the best because the grandfather of all museums is far to the north-west in St Petersburg. Known as the State [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4908],"tags":[201,155,365,832,1888],"class_list":["post-7814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-tips-news","tag-europe","tag-featured","tag-russia","tag-st-petersburg","tag-the-hermitage"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eight World Treasures to see at The Hermitage in St Petersburg - Real Word<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Hermitage in St Petersburg houses some of the world&#039;s greatest artworks, including the Kolyvan Vase. 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