General Staff Building (Saint Petersburg)

The General Staff Building (Russian: Здание Главного штаба, Zdanie Glavnogo Shtaba) is an edifice with a 580 m long bow-shaped facade, situated on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in front of the Winter Palace.

The monumental Neoclassical building was designed by

Until the capital was transferred to

The western wing now hosts the headquarters of the Western Military District. The eastern wing was given to the Hermitage Museum in 1993 and was extensively remodeled inside.

See also

• General Staff Building (Moscow)

External links

• Media related to Building of the General Staff at Wikimedia Commons
• General Staff Building @ Encyclopaedia of Saint Petersburg

59°56′17″N 30°19′02″E / 59.9381°N 30.3172°E / 59.9381; 30.3172

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