10 facts about Russias astounding Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg The word “Hermitage” is translated from French as “place of solitude.”

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10 facts about Russias astounding Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg The word “Hermitage” is translated from French as “place of solitude.” The Hermitage is among the top five most visited museums in our country and the top twenty most popular museums in the world. In Russia, only in the Hermitage can you see the works of Leonardo da Vinci. Until the mid-19th century, only nobles close to the court could visit it. The museum complex consists of 350 halls. To simply walk through them all, you would have to cover a whole 24 kilometers. In total, the museum’s collection contains about 3 million different works of art. There are 176 sculptures on the roof of the Winter Palace, the main building of the Hermitage. They were originally created to hide the unsightly chimneys from the eyes of city residents. In the Hermitage, you can find exhibits made from human skin, almost completely covered with tattoos.

9:15 PM · Apr 20, 2025