Jordan Staircase, Winter Palace (1762) *

Artist/Designer: Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli

Project Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Figure 1: Jordan Staircase. Source: Richard C. Norman, Jordan Staircase. 2009, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Richard C. Norman )

Figure 2: Jordan Staircase. Source: Keselman, Main Staircase of the Winter Palace. 2008, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Keselman )

Figure 3: Jordan Staircase. Source: Jennifer Boyer, The State (Jordan or Ambassadors') Staircase. 2005, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Jennifer Boyer )

Figure 4: Jordan Staircase. Source: Sanne Smit, Interior of the Hermitage. 2002, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Sanne Smit )

Figure 5: Jordan Staircase. Source: Jennifer Boyer, The State (Jordan or Ambassadors') Staircase. 2005, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Jennifer Boyer )

Figure 6: Jordan Staircase. Source: Sftrajan, The Jordan Staircase @ the Winder Palace. 2008, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 7: Jordan Staircase. Source: Pat M2007, The Ambassadors' Staircase. 2012, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 8: Jordan Staircase. Source: Roger Russell, Ceiling of Splendor. 2012, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Roger Russell )

Style/Period(s):
Baroque

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Color, Paint, Light, Fresco, Plaster

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Heritage Museum - General Info | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Winter Palace - General Info | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli - Architect General Info | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Significant Date(s):
18th Century, 1754, 1762, 1837

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Budberg, Moura. Great Palaces (The Winter Palace. Pages 194–201). London: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1969.

Hamilton, George Heard. The Art and Architecture of Russia. New Haven [Conn.]: Yale University Press, 1983.

Norman, Geraldine. The Hermitage: The Biography of a Great Museum. New York: Fromm International Publishing, 1998.

Building Address: Palace Embankment, 32, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 190000

Significant Dates: Construction Date (1754–1762)
Fire Restoration (1837)

Supporting Staff/ Designers: NA.

Tags: Neoclassical Revival, Russian Baroque, Ornamental Interiors, Ornamental StairCases,

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