The Hermitage is the main art museum in Russia. His collection is based on a private collection created by Empress Catherine. The name Hermitage comes from the French solitude - this was the name of the part of the palace in which Catherine could be alone. Later, the Small Hermitage began to be called, and the new building was completed in the middle of the 19th century, and the entrance to it was decorated with Atlanta. Translated with Google Translate