Nicholas Hall of the Winter Palace
- Nicholas Hall of the Winter Palace
The Nicholas Hall of the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, is located in the center of the palace's facade which faces the Neva River. The largest room in the palace at convert|1103|m2|sqft|abbr=on, it was originally known as the Great Hall, and was the setting for many imperial balls and receptions. Following the death of Nicholas I of Russia in 1855, a large equestrian portrait of the late tsar was hung from the wall, and the hall was renamed the Nicholas Hall.
During World War I, the hall was used as an infirmary. It was restored in 1957, when the State Hermitage Museum was under the direction of Mikhail Artamonov. [Norman, 283]
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*cite book
last = Norman
first = Geraldine
year = 1998
title = The Hermitage: The Biography of a Great Museum
publisher = Fromm International Publishing
location = New York
id = ISBN 0-88064-190-8
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