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Most of the great halls of the Catherine Palace were ruined during the Second World War and many are still awaiting restoration. The costs of the restoration and day-to-day of the palace are astronomical. It is to the credit of the heroic current museum Director, Ivan Sautov, that restoration work at the palace has continued. Much remains to be done. This hall is one of the future projects of the museum administration. It was designed by Cameron during the 1780's and was used by Catherine for summer entertaining. There are no chandeliers, a string of candles lines the top of the cornice and along with standing bronze victories holding candelabras provides the evening illumination. The furniture of this room was much admired and was ordered by Catherine the Great from Georges Jacob in France specifically for this room.