THE MASTERPIECES OF KUNSTKAMERA =The Room of the Scientist with the Encyclopedic Learning= Arranged in the XX century exposition allows to understand how the scientists were working in the first year after the Cabinet of Curiosities as appeared. A heave table, a globe, the scrolls, the retorts with the specimen, the equipment for electricity studying and the paper with a pen. Most of these items are replaced by the computer in the modern world. This cabinet is a part of the exhibition about the activity of Mikhail Lomonosov, one of the first Russian academicians. =The Portrayal of Ganesha = Kunstkamera holds not only the freaks and the great globe, but also the fullest in Russia exposition of the comfort and amusement items from all over the world. There is also an Indian hall with the portrayal of Ganesha made of he sandalwood. =The Skeleton of Bourgeois= Peter the Great had a man-servant of the enormous height. He was even taller then emperor – 227 cm. Through the 7 years he was travelling with Peter I. After his death emperor has ordered to place his skeleton in the Kunstkamera. #saint_petersburg #st_petersburg #SPb
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:30:00 +0000
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