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in the four former palaces of the czars on one of the Neva's embankments
in the very heart of St. Petersburg. The Hermitage has got its name
from Russia's Empress Catherine the Great who kept unique art treasures
on the part of her palace. Today it's the one of the world's largest
and oldest museums, which contains chef-d'oeuvres by Leonardo da Vinchi,
Rafael, Titian, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Rubens, the biggest collection
of prehistoric culture, Egyptian, Antique art and Scythian gold.
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