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was returned in 1958. However, some of the pictures are still in
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between the windows reaching down to the floor. Most of the sculptures were made by
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in 1829, about fifty paintings were transferred there. Among these were the
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However, a large collection of paintings confiscated by the
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The gallery hall is magnificently designed with richly
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