The Hermitage Museum, one of the most popular art museums in the world, is a home of Russia's art and culture. It houses the world's largest collection of paintings and one of the main attractions in St. Petersburg.
Another surprising fact about this museum is that it keeps cats in its basements to get rid of mice. According to history, the year 1795, the palace's hallways were infested with mice, so Empress Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great ordered to send 13 cats from Chazan - Chazan cats are the best breed to kill cats- to be dispatched to St. Petersburg to kill those pests.
The cats from Saint Catherine the Great's court were actually the descendants of the 13 Chazan cats, which are kept as pets in the Hermitage. And these are the cats you see roaming the halls of the museum.
The Russia's home of culture and arts, the hermitage museum is one among the popular art museums of the world.
This museum is the main attraction in St. Peters burg for art lovers which has the world's massive collection of paintings. An interesting, yet surprising fact about this museum is that there are cats kept in its basements to dispose mice.
In 1795, According to history, the palace's hallways were spread through mice. Elizabeth, the daughter of the great Peter commanded to send 13 cats from the best killer breeds to St. Peters burg to kill those pests/mice. The descendants of the 13 cats, from Saint Catherine the great's court were kept as pets in the museum that roams in the hallways.
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