The Hall of Twenty Columns
The Hall of Twenty Columns was created after a design of the
architect Leo von Klenze in the mid-19th century and was originally
intended for an exhibition of antique painted vases. Two rows
of polished columns made of grey granite from Serdobol, Karelia,
divide the Hall into three sections. The stone mosaic floor and
the pictorial decoration of the walls and ceiling show patterns
typical of Antiquity. Works of art of ancient Italy, mainly painted
vases, are on display in this hall.
