Grand Palace in Peterhof, a ball(?) hall. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a hall. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A decorated hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A portrait hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A large hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Great Hall of Catherine Palace in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
A hall in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Banquet Hall of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Ball(?) hall in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Stroganov Palace, a hall and a parquet floor. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 21, 2005
A large hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Portrait hall in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
White Hall of Gatchina Palace, side view. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
A hall with large number of portraits in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a hall with winter view. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Corner of White Hall of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Blue Hall of Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2004
Painted ceiling of the Great Hall of Catherine Palace in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
A dining hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Marble Hall of Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2004
Prayer hall of a church of Winter Palace in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 16, 2016
Large hall with green columns in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 5, 2013
Passage to White Hall of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
A hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Throne hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 12, 2013
A hall of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
A hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Plafond "Triumph of Hero" in Ball Hall of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Parquet of White Hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2015
A dining hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 5, 2013
Round hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 5, 2013
City Hall (Mariinsky Palace) behind Isaakievskaya Square from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2003
Large hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
White Hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2015
Corner hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Performance in Banquet Hall of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 8, 2009
Decorations of White Hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2015
White Hall of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Hall with green columns in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 5, 2013
Large hall with green columns in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Large hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 12, 2013
A hall in Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2004
Entrance of White Hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Hall with columns in Menshikovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2010
White hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 12, 2013
Parquet in a hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 12, 2013
Spacious hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 12, 2013
A hall in Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2004
Arched hall in Menshikovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2010
Entrance of White hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 12, 2013
Throne hall in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2016
A decoration in Alexander Hall in Hermitage museum (Winter Palace). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
City Hall (Mariinsky Palace) behind Isaakievskaya Square from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 23, 2007
Decorated hall in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 12, 2013
City Hall (Mariinsky Palace) from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 23, 2007
City Hall (Mariinsky Palace) behind Isaakievskaya Square from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 8, 2016
Chinese Hall (:041a:0438:0442:0430:0439:0441:043a:0438:0439 :0437:0430:043b), located inside the Zubovsky Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Chinese Hall inside the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace from straight-on perspective. This view fully emphasizes the vast, highly polished geometric parquet flooring patterned with large inlaid stars. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Wide-angle shot of the Chinese Hall inside the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace emphasizes its immense scale, framing the towering windows and their intricate multi-colored drapery on both sides. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Chinese Hall is captured through the gilded, sky-blue and salmon-pink entry doors, looking straight down the lengthy apartment inside the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Symmetrical, eye-level shot framed directly through the open, brightly colored double doors of the Chinese Hall inside the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
A corner view of the Chinese Hall focuses directly on the intricate wall details, showcasing the massive, floor-to-ceiling black lacquer panels adorned with golden chinoiserie landscapes and figures inside the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Flat, straight-on view captures a section of the Chinese Hall s side wall, showcasing two large windows flanked by massive, intricate black lacquer panels filled with golden oriental landscapes, buildings, and figures inside the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
A symmetrical view looks back at the opposite end of the Chinese Hall, focusing on the central open doorway that leads into the adjacent palace apartments inside the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Straight-on, symmetrical view taken from a lower angle inside the Chinese Hall, looking directly through the open double doors toward the adjacent Dome Dining Room within Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Dramatic, low-angle perspective looks directly up a side wall of the Chinese Hall, accentuating its towering verticality, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Wide-angled perspective of the sweeping grandeur of the Chinese Hall, looking across the length of the apartment toward the opposite doorframe, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Wide-angle view of the Lyons Hall (:041b:0438:043e:043d:0441:043a:0438:0439 :0437:0430:043b) inside Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
View along the visitor walkway inside the Lyons Hall, showing the room s details from a side perspective, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Low-angle view of the massive, intricately woven carpet covering the floor of the Arabesque Hall (:0410:0440:0430:0431:0435:0441:043a:043e:0432:044b:0439 :0437:0430:043b) in the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Wide, straight-on view of the main wall of the Arabesque Hall, showcasing its neoclassical symmetrical design, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Looking-straight-up view of the sky-blue ceiling of the Arabesque Hall, showcasing its classical symmetry and geometric framework, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Wide angle view showcasing the large, ornamental carpet in the Arabesque Hall within Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Wide-angled perspective of the expansive layout of the Arabesque Hall, looking across the large ornamental floor carpet toward the corner of the room within Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
The elevated, wide-angle shot of a comprehensive view of the Arabesque Hall, balancing the large allegorical carpet in the foreground with the room s neoclassical wall details within Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Wide-angle view of the Raphael Hall (:0420:0430:0444:0430:044d:043b:0435:0432:0441:043a:0438:0439 :043a:043e:0440:0438:0434:043e:0440 / :0420:0430:0444:0430:044d:043b:0435:0432:0441:043a:0430:044f :043a:043e:043c:043d:0430:0442:0430), showcasing its walls heavily lined with multi-tiered mirrors and rectangular painted panels depicting classical figures, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
Angled corner perspective of the Raphael Hall detailing the complex interplay of vertical mirror panels and colorful arabesque pilasters adorned with classical figures and floral scrolls, in Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace. Tsarskoe selo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2026
