Cruising Spotscreatinine

316. Postcard from Estonia

ST PETERSBURG (Russia)
THE HERMITAGE

Hermitage Museum, State Hermitage Museum , located in the five palaces, located in St. Petersburg (Russia), on the banks of the Neva.
name comes from a modest museum of the winter palace of Peter I.

Palace turned art gallery, Empress Catherine II. The main building of the Hermitage is the baroque Winter Palace was built for Empress Elizabeth, in the years 1754 - 1762, designed by Bartolomeo Rastrellego. In 1766, Empress Catherine II invited the French philosopher Denis Diderot in its name by buying paintings from the collection of the French. In this way, the St. Petersburg hit the canvas Poussin, Watteau, Rembrandt, Rubens, Raphael, Titian and many other great painters.

In 1852 Nicholas I made available the collections of the audience and to this end he built the palace last team called the New Hermitage, which was designed by Leo von Klenze. After the October Revolution to the property of the state and were passed at the Hermitage largest private collections of Count Alexander Strogonov, Prince Grigory Potemkin, Prince Nikolai Yusupov and brothers Morozowów. The Hermitage collection is min. 26 paintings by Rembrandt, 25 - Van Dyck, 40 - Rubens, 12 - Poussin, 12 - Lorrain, 12 - Watteau, 9 - Tiepolo, 11 - Tiziano 15 - Gauguin 31 - Picasso, 37 - Matisse, 8 - Moneta, 12 sculptures by Canova and exhibited since 1995, exported from Germany, 74 Impressionist paintings (most of them were stolen in 1945 by the Red Army from German private collections.) In 1930, Joseph Stalin sold the American millionaire Andrew Mellonowi 31 paintings from the Hermitage collection, which went to the National Gallery in Washington. Today the Hermitage is one of the largest museums of art and painting in Europe.

picture postcards from the left side of the Benois Madonna work of Leonardo da Vinci, dated year 1478-1480, which also is in the Hermitage.

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Received on 10 May, 2011

Distance: 1.807 km (1.123 miles)

Travel time: 35 days

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315. Postcard from China

Old house in Huangyan Rd.

Postcard Gulangyu bought the island in the south-eastern part of China.
presents an old house located on the street Huangyan.

Gulangyu Island is about 2 square kilometers and is inhabited by about 20,000 people.
is very popular among tourists. Located on the top of the list of the ten most scenic spots in Fujian. Narrow streets, along with the architecture of different styles from around the world, offer island charm.

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Received on 7 May, 2011

Distance: 9.663 km (6.004 miles)
Travel time: 28 days

Inspirational Quotes About Treasures

314. Postcard from Russia

Маяк Токаревский .

Владивосток, Россия.

Tokarevskaya Lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses in the Far East of Russia. Ensures safe passage of ships in the port of Vladivostok in . Located at the end of a narrow sandbar approximately 750 m. It was established in 1910 and has survived so far in their original form.
is 11.9 meters high, the extent of its light is 12 miles.
is a symbol of Vladivostok, his "pride" and a popular excursion destination.

Received on: May 6, 2011

Distance: 2.155 km (1.339 miles)
Travel time: 9 days