• Plan of the ice house St. Petersburg (1740). Wedding of the Court Jester in the Ice House (Wedding at the House of Ice ; Valery Jacobi, 1878).
  • Russia St Petersburg Architecture Building Ice House. ... An Authentic and Circumstantial Description of the Ice House Built in St Petersburg in January 1740.
  • On the both sides of the Ice House two pyramids were built. Inside them was a hollow space where the servants hanged big lanterns.
  • It was 1740 and one of the coldest winters St. Petersburg, Russia, had ever seen. But few residents mentioned the bitter winter in letters or accounts.
  • The painting The Ice House occupies a special place among them, and depicts one of the strangest episodes in the life of the imperial court.
  • From 1754 to 1762 there was construction on the palace and during this time it became the tallest building in St. Petersburg.
  • Ambassador's (Jordan) Staircase at the Winter Palace / Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. ... Nevsky 3 Guest House in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  • If you are ever visiting St. Petersburg then you just have to visit the Winter Palace, it is a must go and you absolutely will not regret visiting it.
  • Posted: (6 days ago) In the cold winter of 1739–1740, Anna Ivanovna gave an order to build a palace made of ice in St. Petersburg.
  • ...you will be visiting the Hermitage as well because The Winter Palace houses The Hermitage Museum and is the most popular attraction in St. Petersburg.
  • 4. Ice Palace of Anna Ioannovna - St. Petersburg, city. BBC 63.3 (2) 512-7 An electronic copy source: PB The place where the original was stored: Vladimir OUNB.
  • Today, it is an inseparable part of St Petersburg’s cultural tour and houses the best collections of the State Hermitage Museum, but Russia’s Winter Palace...