Discover the Discover the UnbelievableUnbelievable

Music & SlideShow Duration: 2’ 45’’ 

Who is Behind ?Who is Behind ?Empress of Empress of

RussiaRussiaCatherine IICatherine II2nd Half 2nd Half

18th 18th CenturyCentury

Where in Russia ?Where in Russia ? In the 2nd In the 2nd

largest city of largest city of RussiaRussia

Located North-Located North-West cornerWest corner

the City was the City was the Capital of the Capital of Russia for 200 Russia for 200 yearsyears

Unveiling the Hermitage Unveiling the Hermitage Museum Inaugurated in Museum Inaugurated in

17651765

Located in St.Petersburg Located in St.Petersburg

founded in 1703founded in 1703

One of the Largest and One of the Largest and Oldest Museums in the Oldest Museums in the

WorldWorld Thousands of Thousands of

Masterpieces Masterpieces housed in 18th housed in 18th and 19th and 19th century century Imperial Imperial PalacesPalaces

From Ancient From Ancient artefacts to artefacts to PicassoPicasso

Why don’t We Walk up the Why don’t We Walk up the Main Staircase and meet Main Staircase and meet

the Mastersthe Masters

Enjoy Masterpieces from Enjoy Masterpieces from the Renaissance like the Renaissance like

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci paintingspaintings

or Claude Monetor Claude MonetOne of the Impressionism One of the Impressionism

MastersMasters

and Vincent Van Goghand Vincent Van Gogh

or Pablo Picasso or Pablo Picasso

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Composer: Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)Composer: Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956) Russian from German originRussian from German origin « Hymn to a Great City » was composed « Hymn to a Great City » was composed

in 1949 & was part of a ballet musicin 1949 & was part of a ballet music Dedicated after Pushkin’s Bronze Dedicated after Pushkin’s Bronze

Horseman poem To Peter the GreatHorseman poem To Peter the Great Music became in 2003 the official Hymn Music became in 2003 the official Hymn

of St. Petersburg (to celebrate 300 years of St. Petersburg (to celebrate 300 years of St.Petersburg)of St.Petersburg)

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