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 Of six buildings of the main museum complex, five, named the Winter Palace, Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage, New Hermitage and Hermitage Theatre, are open to the public. The entrance ticket for foreign tourists costs more than the fee paid by citizens of Russia and Belarus. However, entrance is free of charge the first Thursday of every month for all visitors, and free daily for students and children. The museum is closed on Mondays. The entrance for individual visitors is located in the Winter Palace, accessible from the Courtyard. 1 Buildings 2 Collections 2.1 Egyptian antiquities 2.2 Classical antiquities 2.3 Prehistoric art 2.4 Jewelry and decorative art 2.5 Italian Renaissance 2.6 Italian and Spanish fine art 2.7 Knight's Hall 2.8 Dutch Golden Age and Flemish Baroque 2.9 German, British, Swiss and French fine art 2.10 Russian art 2.11 Neoclassical, Impressionist, and post-Impressionist art 3 History 3.1 Origins: Catherine's colle...

  Although such a devotion to a wife reaching to build a monument seemed like a weakness for an emperor, Shah Jahan was clearly determined. He chose a peaceful site by the River of Jumna about one and a half miles away from Agra on the southern edge of the city, where could be seen from the Agra Fortress. The closeness to the river also met the water need for the construction and garden. Shah Jahan decided to move Mumtaz to Agra in December 1631 and was buried in a domed building temporarily on the construction site of the unique mausoleum in January 8, 1632. Mir Abul Karim and Mukamat Khan was positioned as supervisors of the construction , however the architect was never mentioned by the Mogul Empire’s historians that left questions and disputes about the architect. Even though some insists that the building was the work of a European, the Venetian Geronimo Vereneo, there is no trace of European architectural style. Also Vereneo’s tombstone in Agra, where the C...