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The Pavilion Hall of the Small Hermitage was designed
in the mid-19th century by Andrei Stakenschneider, the most significant
Russian architect of the Eclecticism style. In the design of this
interior he intermingled architectural elements of Classical Antiquity,
Renaissance and the Orient. The combination of light marble with gilt
stucco ornaments and the brightly shining twenty-eight crystal chandeliers
make it particularly impressive. The hall is adorned with an arcade
of columns supporting a graceful gallery. On display in the southern
part of the hall is a copy of the floor mosaics, unearthed in 1780
in the ancient Roman bath at Ocriculum. The place had been originally
occupied with the Greenhouse. The niche, leading to the staircase
gallery and adorned with coloured marble columns, is surrounded with
four marble fountains imitating with variations the Fountain of Tears
in the Bakhchisarai Palace. Among the museum's exhibits which never
fail to attract visitors' attention, is the Peacock Clock (James Cox,
18th century) from the collection of Catherine the Great. The Pavilion
Room also contains the collection of mosaic tables made by Italian
and Russian craftsmen in the mid-19th century. |
