Entrance to New Hermitage, built 1839-1851, situated next to the Winter Palace.
Canal between the Large (or New) Hermitage (on left) and the Hermitage State Theatre (on right). The building over the canal is the State Theatre foyer which joins the Hermitage to the theatre. The canal flows into the Neva river in the background.
Peter and Paul Fortress, viewed across the Neva river from near the Hermitage.