The unusual and magnificent building, whose name translates as “place of solitude”. Construction began during the reign of Empress Elizabeth, in the early 1740s. Hermitage was on the court, surrounded by a moat. Turquoise walls and gilded decorations create a festive around the joyful atmosphere.
The building is surrounded by 64 white columns. Between the columns were installed 16 statues on the facade. There have also been installed 8 statues at the base of the dome, and 4 on the roofs of the side rooms. Unfortunately, all these sculptures have not survived to the present day, but at pedestals columns were bas-reliefs of the “game Cupids.” On the second floor of the Hermitage is a central hall from which diverge diagonally four galleries that end cabinets.