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General Staff Building
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The triumphal arch linking the two wings of the General Staff Building on Palace Square. Built in 1819-1829 to Carlo Rossi's design to honour the victory over Napoleon, it is crowned by the Chariot of Fame: a winged goddess in a six-horse chariot flanked by Roman warriors. Driving through the arch leads down Bolshaya Morskaya to Nevsky Prospekt, and visually the arch balances the Winter Palace across the square.
Highlights
- Carlo Rossi's Chariot of Fame
- Memorial to the victory over Napoleon
- Gateway onto Nevsky Prospekt
- Balances the Winter Palace ensemble
What’s nearby
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Alexander Column
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Palace Square
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State Hermitage Museum
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Academic Chapel
4 min walk · 295 m
Stroganov Palace
4 min walk · 326 m
Winter Palace
4 min walk · 327 m
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Gardens of the Winter Palace
5 min walk · 361 m
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