Alexander Hall of the Winter Palace
The Alexander Hall, the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, by Eduard Hau (1861).
The Alexander Hall of the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, was created following the fire of 1837 by Alexander Briullov.[1] The room commemorates the reign of Emperor Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars.
Decorated in an unusual Gothicised version of classicism, the walls contain twenty-four medallions commemorating Russia's victory over the French, created by the sculptor Count Fyodor Tolstoy.
References
- ↑ "State rooms of the Hermitage". saint-petersburg.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
Location of the Alexander Hall within the Winter Palace
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