Winter Palace, now the Hermitage, a State Museum, was the start of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Canals, Winter Palace, Other Sights
Venice of the North, its called, because of its canals. Why that name wasn't attached to Amsterdam. who knows. Reminds me very much of Amsterdam, with its canals lined with older 3, 4, 6 story buildings, sometimes casting out the sunlight for good portions of the day.
the bottom picture looks like a painting. one can easily imagine all those people in late 19th century clothing...
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