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The Descent from the Cross  
   

The Descent from the Cross

Rembrandt
Hermitage

June 26th 2013
Geo: 59.939, 30.3158Its the second largest museum and art collection in the world, behind the Louvre in Paris. Apparently it would take over 6 months to view all exhibits if you spent a minute in front of each, and didn't sleep. We had cleared customs by 8.30am for our trip to the Hermitage Museum. Located on the bank of the Neva River, the building itself is a work of art. Known as the Wint ... read more
Europe » Russia

Russian Flag Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more
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