7: View of the Hermitage buildings from Palace Bridge

The enormous space of the Neva River can be appreciated from Palace Bridge connecting the city centre with Vasilyevsky Island. The main landmarks are the huge Peter and Paul Fortress on the one bank and the magnificent buildings of the State Hermitage Museum - the Winter Palace, the Small and Great Hermitages and the Hermitage Theatre on the other. This impressive perspective is completed with Trinity Bridge that is seen at a distance.