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August 08, 2011

St. Petersburg, Russia, Part 6: The Hermitage Museum 1/3 - Gold, Jasper and Mosaics

The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is full of wonderfully ornate things...
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Like golden fluted Corinthian columns...

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Thought of my sweet nephew Jasper when we saw this huge vase entirely made out of jasper.
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This bouquet is beautiful enough as a painting, but actually it's an incredibly minute mosaic, which is only a part of a table filled with other mosaics.
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