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A cabin in this city fused a traditional house with Dutch features like a high, shingled roof and had wooden walls painted with red oil to imitate brick. Swiss-Italian architect Domenico Trezzini’s ambitious plans for this city included identical three story buildings with white pilasters and red brick, the Twelve Colleges meant to house government departments. (15[1])A five-domed cathedral in this city with a blue and white exterior was designed by Francesco Rastrelli, who also created a Baroque, quadrangle-shaped palace now painted (*) green and white. (-5[1])The architecture of this city contrasted with the Naryshkin style and developed to the tastes of a ruler who is depicted atop the Thunder Stone in a Falconet (10[1]-5[1])equestrian sculpture. (10[1])For 10 points, name this city whose Winter Palace is now part of the Hermitage Museum. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Saint Petersburg [accept Petrograd or Leningrad] (The powerbreak clues refer to the Smolny Convent and Winter Palace, designed for Empress Elisabeth.)
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