Alexander Hall of the Winter Palace

The Alexander Hall, the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, by Eduard Hau (1861).

The Alexander Hall of the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, was created following the fire of 1837 by Alexander Briullov. The room commemorates the reign of Emperor Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars.

Decorated in an unusual Gothicised version of classicism, the walls contain twenty-four medallions commemorating Russia's victory over the French, created by the sculptor Count Fyodor Tolstoy.

References

• The State Hermitage Museum retrieved 24 September 2008.

Location of the Alexander Hall within the Winter Palace

The Winter Palace Rooms Jordan Staircase Field Marshals' Hall Small Throne Room Armorial Hall Military Gallery St George's Hall and Apollo Room Grand Church Alexander Hall White Hall Gold Drawing Room Private Rooms Rotunda Arabian Hall Malachite Room Neva Enfilade Gardens Miscellaneous Cabin of Peter the Great Fire in the Winter Palace Hermitage Museum