Alexander Hall of the Winter Palace
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.
The Alexander Hall, the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, by Eduard Hau (1861).
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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