St. Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia, located in the Neva River Delta at the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea. The city is made up of more than 40 islands, with more than 700 bridges connecting the islands, and is known as the "Venice of the North".

St. Petersburg is also the only city in the world whose entire city has been listed as a World Heritage Site, with a very strong cultural atmosphere, with 548 classical palace-style buildings, 137 art gardens, as well as a large number of sculptures and monuments, and the Winter Palace and Summer Palace are the pride of Russians. Home to more than 50 museums in the city, the Hermitage Museum is world-renowned for its unrivalled collection of more than 3 million works of art.

Famous attractions in St. Petersburg are the Bronze Horseman, the Hermitage, Hermitage Square, the Hermitage Museum, the Summer Palace, the Cathedral on Spilled Blood, the Kazan Cathedral, Nevsky Prospect, Pushkin City, the Russian State Museum of the Arctic and the Antarctic, the St. Petersburg Roth Cathedral, the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, the St. Petersburg State Musical Comedy Theatre, the Alexander Theatre, the St. Petersburg Villa Trevlova State Drama Ballet Theatre, the St. Petersburg Concert Hall, etc.

Before, head Xia Yuxiang and teacher Su Xiaoyu had already taken everyone to visit the Bronze Horseman and the statue of Pushkin, and everyone wanted to go to see the Winter Palace, so everyone rushed to the Winter Palace by car.

"The Hermitage is on a par with the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum in London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. There are artworks from all over the world, oil paintings, statues, carpets, furniture, handicrafts, etc., all available, including Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, Raphael and other well-known oil paintings, spanning more than 700 years, it is indeed worth seeing. ”

Qu Lihua said: "I have friends who have visited the Winter Palace before, and the photos they took back are really gorgeous. ”

Ye Feimu smiled, "This opportunity is rare, I'll take everyone to take a look, and there will be a more intuitive feeling when you see it with your own eyes." ”

Yefim led everyone to stand in the Hermitage Square, and everyone looked up, the courage and scale were astonishing.

"All the buildings, built in different eras and in different styles by different architects, were erected in the center of the square to commemorate the victory over Napoleon, an Alexander Column, 47.5 meters high, 4 meters in diameter, weighing 600 tons, made of a single piece of granite, without any support, standing on the cornerstone only by its own weight, and on its top is an angel holding a cross, with an angel on both feet stepping on a snake, which is a symbol of victory over the enemy." ”

The Alexander's Column in the Winter Palace was built between 1830 and 1839 to commemorate the victory of Alexander I over Napoleon's army in 1812. ”

"You see Peter the Great on a horse, and he is stepping on a snake under the horse's hooves, and this monument is also stepping on a snake, which is a symbol of victory over the enemy, we Russians are very brave, worship heroes, and have a deterrent power that frightens the enemy, which was also reflected in World War II, in order to defend their country from foreign aggression, Russians are not afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice. ”

Qu Lihua and Meng Wenjie raised their heads and looked at this memorial column, feeling very shocked, Russia is indeed a brave nation.

Facing the Neva River, the Winter Palace has a slight protrusion in the center, with three arched iron gates, a group of Atlas giants at the entrance, and two rows of colonnades around the palace.

"Speaking of the Winter Palace, we have to first introduce the history of the Winter Palace, the Winter Palace was originally the official residence of the Tsar, after the October Revolution, it became part of the Hermitta Museum, is the largest building of the museum, the Winter Palace is as famous as the Louvre in France and the Metropolitan in the United States. ”

"The Hermitage Museum, along with the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is known as the world's four major museums, and the museum was originally the private museum of the Russian Empress Catherine II, so the things inside are extremely luxurious. ”

"This large-scale, lavishly decorated three-storey building occupies a long block and houses treasures from all over the world, with countless paintings, and is simply a treasure trove of fine art created by the world's great masters for centuries, with as many as 1,000 exhibition halls. ”

"It is said that to see all the collections inside, you have to walk 22 kilometers, according to eight hours a day, each exhibit to see one minute, to see 18 years, Xia Tuanchang told me that time is limited, I will take you to look at the flowers, a cursory look, let everyone feel on the line. ”

Qu Lihua followed everyone into the Winter Palace, which has a variety of high-end building materials, marble, malachite, lapis lazuli, porphyry, jasper inlay, gold-filled, copper-plated decoration, sculptures, murals, embroidered curtains of various textures.

The Russian main staircase, which is the main staircase of the Winter Palace, envoys from all over the world will go down the stairs to the main hall to meet the Tsar, so it is called the Ambassador's Staircase, and later because the royal family went down the stairs to the Jordan River to receive holy water baptism during the Epiphany, it is called the Jordan Staircase, with a Roman style white railing, each handrail has a beautiful carving, and the steps are covered with a red carpet to show dignity.

Grey Roman columns, two in pairs, with elaborate statues in gold, oblong ceilings with delicate carvings at the corners, and a huge oil painting on top of them, highlighting the cultural heritage.

Peter's Hall is even more rich, the two ends of the Roman column are carved with gold, the ceiling circular pattern looks very grand, the two Latin letters "P" pattern, the double-headed eagle and the crown, which are very Russian characteristics, under the triumphal arch-like stone corridor is a small throne, behind the throne hangs an oil painting of Peter the Great and a beautiful woman symbolizing honor, and the upper part of the wall depicts the majestic and heroic posture of Peter the Great in the Northern Campaign.

The peacock bell and the fountain of tears, walking in, made Qu Lihua exclaim.

"It's so beautiful!"

Meng Wenjie said: "The giant crystal lamp and chandelier here are really luxurious!"

Su Xiaoyu said: "The interior decoration of the hall is a perfect blend of Renaissance, Gothic and Oriental characteristics, this hall is white and gold as the main colors, and it is still spacious and luxurious to show the nobility." ”

Bright windows open onto the Hanging Gardens and the Neva River, and the ceilings and arcades are covered with gilded floral patterns, which are complemented by bright marble, gilded lavish décor and brilliant crystal chandeliers.

"Teacher Su, it's so beautiful, it's dizzying, I can't even look at it!"

Su Xiaoyu smiled, "This palace is indeed very beautiful, all the tourists who have visited it are amazed, let's go ahead, there are still many landscapes ahead." ”

"Okay!" Qu Lihua nodded and walked forward with everyone.

"This is the Raphael Gallery, and Catherine II is the main collector of paintings in the Hermitage Museum, and she likes to collect the best Russian paintings, and she wants the Raphael Gallery, which is exactly like the one in the Papal Palace in the Vatican," Yefim said. ”

"It's all very famous paintings, and each painting is different, so you can enjoy it. ”

Meng Wenjie said: "The architects and artists are really amazing, amazing, and it is not easy for these paintings to survive the vicissitudes of time. ”

"In front of it is the 1812 Military Gallery, which commemorates the victory of the anti-French Napoleonic campaign, and in 1826 a gallery was built according to the design of Carl Rossi, and on both sides of the gallery hang more than 300 portraits of officers from different artists who fought in the war in 1812-1814," Yefim said. The most prominent of these are the portraits of Tsar Alexander I, King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and King Franz I of Austria. ”

Everywhere, it is splendid, leaving a deep impression on Qu Lihua, the Russian tsar in order to show the nobility of the nobility, with golden yellow as the main color, emphasizing the gorgeous sense of the palace, the European classical style of large crystal chandeliers, finely carved patterns, delicate patterns, high-end materials, extremely show the luxury of the palace.

The Queen's Drawing-Room, with its lavish interior decorated in a Rococo style, was completed by the famous architect Bosse. Bright silk with filigree embroidered with various flower patterns, lavish decorative patterns and gilded furniture and chandeliers complement each other, giving people a sense of sophistication, elegance and comfort.

The Throne Hall is very large and spacious, and has been carefully designed by a number of construction designers, with different sets, with a variety of Russian murals and sculptures, which are luxurious and will amaze visitors.