Field Marshals' Hall of the Winter Palace

The Field Marshals' Hall (Russian: Фельдмаршальский зал) of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg was built to honor the greatest military leaders of the Russian Empire—generals who attained the rank of Field Marshal.

(The only higher rank was that of Generalissimo, attained by four generals and, in the Soviet period, bestowed on Joseph Stalin).

[1] The great fire, which destroyed the interior of the Winter Palace, began in this hall on 17 December 1837.

[2] Following the fire, the hall was rebuilt in its original style by the architect Vasily Stasov.

Today, as part of the Hermitage Museum, this room retains its recreated decoration by Stasov.