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Pompeii Gallery in the Winter Palace
Read more...Vasily Stasov designed the Pompeii Gallery in the Winter Palace in place of small rooms damaged by the fire (1837). Motifs from houses in Pompeii were employed in the interior decor. The murals were ...
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