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1819
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The Highest will of Sovereign Emperor Alexander I for
the construction of the building in 1820.
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1820
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'A building committee established by the Highest order
of His Imperiality under the Cabinet to organize the
Right square in front of the Winter palace' was appointed.
Erection of a part of the building of the Civil Ministries
along Bolshaya Morskaya Street.
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1822
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Construction of a part of the building of the Civil
Ministries along Bolshaya Morskaya Street with the turn
to Palace Square.
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1824
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Construction of a part of the building
along Palace Square with the turn to Pevchesky lane.
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1827
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The Highest order to build the church of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs in the name of St Alexander Nevsky.
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1828
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Completion of the construction of the
department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the building
at Palace Square.
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1830
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Completion of the construction of the Civil Ministries
building.
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1830-1917
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The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and some other ministries of the Russian Empire were
functioning in the Eastern Wing of the General Staff
Building.
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1917
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By the end of 1917 the General Staff ensemble had been
taken under the state protection as a monument of historical
and cultural importance.
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1921
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Fire in the General Staff Building caused severe damages
to the building.
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1941-1945
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The General Staff Building was under fire and was damaged.
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1947-1950
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Rebuilding and restoration works.
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1988
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By decision of the Executive Committee
of Leningrad city Soviet of People's deputies No.197 the
Left Wing of the General Staff Building, former building
of the Ministries, was donated to the State Hermitage.
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1999
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Opening of exhibitions in the new museum building in
the Eastern Wing of the General Staff Building.
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2000-2003
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Redecoration of the gala interiors of the first and
second floors of the building along Palace Square and
front facades along Palace Square and the Moika, Pevchesky
passage.
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2001
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On the night of January 1, 2001, there was a fire on
the sculptural group on top of the arch of the General
Staff Building. The fire that led to the loss of the
sculptures of goodness Glory that had recently been
restored was one of the firecrackers shot during public
festivities on Palace Square.
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2002
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Restoration of the Arch of the General
Staff Building and the sculptural group The Chariot of
Glory.
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2002
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The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
gave a loan to the Russian Federation with the purpose
of carrying out complex restoration of the Eastern Wing
and adapting it for the museum complex.
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2002
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Studio 44 won an international
competition for the selection of the general designer.
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2007
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Completion of the architectural project aimed at transforming
the Eastern Wing of the General Staff Building into
an art museum of XIX - XX centuries.
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2008
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The consortium of Intrasiya Ltd.
and CJSC PA Vozrozhdeniye was recognized as the
winner of the tender for the major repairs and restoration
of the building.
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2008
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Beginning of works on major repairs and
restoration of the Eastern Wing of the General Staff Building.
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