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ornamentation. It is an outstanding example of
the 18th - century Baroque architecture,
created, in Rastrelli's own words, ôexclusively to
glorify Russiaö. The palace was designed as a
closed quadrangle with a spacious inner court.
Its facades face the Neva, the |Admiralty|Custom1|O:8| and
|Palace Square|Custom1|O:116|; in the center of the square
Rastrelli planned to put up an equestrian statue
of Peter I. At present the Winter Palace Houses
the |Hermitage|Custom1|W:173| museum, which is one of the
largest in the world