garden, an open double colonnade separating 
them; in 1906 the garden was turned into a 
sitting hall of the |State Duma|Custom1|O:32| (Council). 
Reception room, the Picture Hall, the Gobelin 
Sitting Room, the Chinese Hall have partly 
retained their authentic decoration. Originally the 
Taurida Palace had overlooked the |Neva|Custom1|O:127|; there 
had been a canal running from the palace to 
the river and ending in a harbor, that had existed