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The Old Hermitage, the Little Hermitage, extended from the designs of Yuri Felten, and the later addition of a theatre meant that the Winter Palace developed into a prominently positioned riverside ensemble.
The extension of the Little Hermitage followed the model set by the Old Hermitage, and the name Hermitage came to be applied to all the rooms in which paintings were exhibited.
The photo shows the staircase in the Old Hermitage.
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