The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg houses The State
Hermitage Museum, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world. Its
collection, only a small part of which is on display, comprises of nearly 3
million pieces, including the largest collection of paintings in the
world. Whilst visiting, I was lucky enough to see work by Da Vinci,
Matisse, Picasso, Kandinsky, Rembrandt and Michelangelo. The guided tour
provided me with an invaluable view of the museum. Not only were the items within the museum an honour to view,
but the building itself was an extravagant work of art.
