Elaborate - a word that St Petersburg's Hermitage museum epitomises. Intricate and rich in detail - involving many carefully arranged parts - complicated in design...
Look up and you see the chandeliers, almost lost among the rich detail of the ceilings, walls and galleries above. Look down and you see incredible parquetry floors and intricate mosaics - and that is before you even start on the amazing display in the galleries where you can stand within centimetres of masterworks from past centuries. To explore the Hermitage in detail would take weeks, we had just one day but it was an amazing place.
Fabulous images!
ReplyDeleteTo the Nth degree!
ReplyDeleteGreat images....fabulous rendition of the details in the building
ReplyDeleteSt Petersburg is on my 'must see' list and these are wonderful photos, such talent went into the elaborate designs and then the labour that brought such beauty to fruition, talented photographer too /:>)
ReplyDeleteLOVE that first image...the depth and details are amazing! Would love to go there!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tammy--that first image is dazzling.
ReplyDeleteYour carefully chosen images certainly support your thoughts as to how long one could spend touring the museum. Today the costs of architects and laborers would make a project of this dimension impossible.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots! Really highlight the beauty of the Hermiatge.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful
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