Hermitage (Winter Palace). View across Palace Square with Alexander Column.

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Bartolomeo Francesco RASTRELLI (1700-1771): The Winter Palace was built by Rastrelli (finished 1762). Karl Rossi designed and built Palace Square (1819-1829). The Alexander Column was designed by August Ricard de Montferrand and was erected in 1834 to commemorate Russia's victory over Napoleon in the War of 1812.

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