--- title: "The General Staff building of the Hermitage · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/plc_JP39713VV2ABKSQHY2BSRQJKDY" updated: null --- # The General Staff building of the Hermitage · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [The General Staff building of the Hermitage · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/plc_JP39713VV2ABKSQHY2BSRQJKDY) attraction # The General Staff building of the Hermitage Designed by Carlo Rossi and built in 1819-1829, this is a building laid out in the shape of an arch, with an arch, in Palace Square. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=The+General+Staff+building+of+the+Hermitage&city=Saint+Petersburg&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fthe-general-staff-building-of-the-hermitage-plc_JP39713VV2ABKSQHY2BSRQJKDY&lat=59.9381&lon=30.3172) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=The+General+Staff+building+of+the+Hermitage&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fthe-general-staff-building-of-the-hermitage-plc_JP39713VV2ABKSQHY2BSRQJKDY) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![The General Staff building of the Hermitage](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M708MYM8B1CW9A6TXV823189) Photo: Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AL'ermitage_-_Edifici_Estat_Major_des_de_pla%C3%A7a_interior.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) 3 more photos - ![The General Staff building of the Hermitage, photo 2 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70YQCVMYN5XJ3WTSQ8CWQE7?w=640) Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A00_0048_Palace_Square_in_Saint_Petersburg_%28Russia%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) - ![The General Staff building of the Hermitage, photo 3 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70YRCEDJQM88B7MVC0JEQRW?w=640) Photo: Rakoon · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A0260-2_21st_of_December_2015_in_Saint_Petersburg.jpg) · [licence](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en) - ![The General Staff building of the Hermitage, photo 4 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70YSC74A453TZVC66TAF1YW?w=640) Photo: Александровы АГ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A0672Cc2._St._Petersburg._Palace_Square%2C_6-10.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=59.9381&mlon=30.3172#map=16/59.9381/30.3172) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go The building consists of two blocks, forming a 580-meter arc. There is a triumphal arch, dedicated to the victory in the War of 1812, decorated with a sculptural composition in the form of a chariot drawn by six horses. In the chariot is the winged goddess of Fame, holding a standard in his left hand, and a laurel branch in the right. The composition is made by sculptors Stepan Pimenov and Vasily Demuth-Malinovsky. Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg/Center) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=The+General+Staff+building+of+the+Hermitage&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fthe-general-staff-building-of-the-hermitage-plc_JP39713VV2ABKSQHY2BSRQJKDY&title=At+The+General+Staff+building+of+the+Hermitage) No public streams or clips from here yet. Stream it and you are the first: OpenVibe.Live opens its go-live setup, and you choose when to start. ## Nearby 1. ![State Hermitage Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M709181PC9T9NKQJTHJF65GG?w=640) ### [State Hermitage Museum](/place/state-hermitage-museum-plc_EQFX2WA5AM3RG6P5SRME59MEYH) attraction Photo: Florstein ( Telegram: WikiPhoto.Space ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWinter_Palace_Panorama_4.jpg) 2. ![Russian cruiser Aurora](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M708Y8ZPE0ED6APRGMETP7Y4?w=640) ### [Russian cruiser Aurora](/place/russian-cruiser-aurora-plc_WZCQRVD3Y5AC73QZCN0VBZZB9G) attraction Photo: Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACruiser-Aurora.jpg) 3. ![Saint Isaac's Cathedral](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M708SXA39K622TWNWYW7YA2C?w=640) ### [Saint Isaac's Cathedral](/place/saint-isaac-s-cathedral-plc_HD77YCJF1K597Z8VGWG07V55WT) attraction Photo: Florstein ( Telegram: WikiPhoto.Space ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASaint_Isaac's_Cathedral_in_SPB.jpeg) 4. ![Mariinsky Theater](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M708T9YMQYG49Q40G8HXP9HG?w=640) ### [Mariinsky Theater](/place/mariinsky-theater-plc_JWRK8PJVV5RDJR7DGB78ZFN006) attraction Photo: Nikolai Bulykin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%2C_%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B4_%28edited_version%29.jpg) 5. ![Peter and Paul Fortress](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M708WWK7GAW82BQ8A76FVZPG?w=640) ### [Peter and Paul Fortress](/place/peter-and-paul-fortress-plc_0MP4TZP8SZQW9RD5NFXPV7YWXW) attraction Photo: Godot13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Peter_and_Paul_Fortress_02.jpg) 6. ![Russian Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70927V29YY8JKHES8WDGF0B?w=640) ### [Russian Museum](/place/russian-museum-plc_NQHZCSD2CFWSKQTTGKDFSJ6TVY) attraction Photo: A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASpb_06-2012_MichaelPalace.jpg) ## On these routes 1. 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