Catherine Palace, St. Petersburg
The blue, white, and gold facade of the palace
Red curtains above the entrance staircase
Elizabeth I liked to walk down these long corridors so that her visitors
could see her emerging from these endless golden doors.
A peek at the famous Amber Room from an adjacent room (camera is not allowed in the Amber room)
The glittering ball room
Don't remember who used this room, but it is one of the modest rooms.
Inlaid floor - beautiful but very slippery with the shoe-covers on
Visitors are required to put on shoe covers
at the entrance of the palace