Picture of the Week – Ceilings of The Hermitage
The Hermitage (actually a series of connected buildings, one of which is the “real” Hermitage) is a fabulous building. The museum contains, of course, great pieces of art. It is also a historical site having being built in 1764 by Catherine the Great as the Winter Palace (more about the Winter Palace: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermitage_Museum). But it is definitely an architectural jewel. In another post I shared pictures of the spectacular chandeliers. Here I would like to focus on the ceilings. I do not think I have seen ceilings like these in other European palaces, though perhaps it is more that the style of these ceilings is more to my taste not because other palaces’ ceilings are not spectacular in their own right.
Like this:
Picture of the Week – Chandeliers of The Hermitage
While I am not obsessed with chandeliers and the like, I noticed after getting home from visiting St. Pete (as I call it), how many pictures of chandeliers I took at the Hermitage. They are definitely elegant but their designs were not too stuffy. Not being a connosseuir, but still having opinions, I would say they were made to be interesting not over-bearing.
Any experts out there who can enrich the readers??
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Part of the fun of traveling, besides the travel itself, is the experiences that happen along the way. Getting hopelessly lost in eastern France, getting stuck in a public restroom in Versailles, finding a tucked away neighborhood park in touristy Venice, being tossed into a stranger’s car in the Sinai peninsula, discovering the most mouth-watering wines in Mendoza, etc. all enhance the travel experience.
I have a passion for travel and seek to share the experiences and sights with others via this blog. And I hope it also gives others ideas of places to go or dream about going to someday! Other passions include dark chocolate and red wine – for the record!
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