PAM REPUBLIC

The Winter Palace is one of the most splendid buildings in St. Petersburg. Almost all the Romanovs starting from Catherine the Great resided there. The palace had hundreds of rooms; many of them were State Halls the interiors of which are preserved till the present days and open to visitors.

Garnet is the birthstone that represents the month of January.  They come in a wide range of colors, including all colors except blue.  There most common color is a purplish red that comes from Austria and Hungary.