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It was Catherine the Great who was responsible for the creation of the Hermitage museum within the walls of her escpectacular Imperial residence, the Winter Palace. At the time of her death the collection contained nearly 4,000 paintings. Today there are more than three million items making the Hermitage one of the largest and most prestigious museums in the world. Investigate every corner in each of the five linked buildings could take years, that can gave you an idea os the dimentions of this marvellous place.