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This museum was created in honor of the eponymous hero of the book Leskov, who managed to shoe a flea. He grew into a permanent exhibition of the museum in 2006, all the works were carried out by one person, Vladimir Aniskina platinum dust, gold and other precious materials. Altogether there are more than 40 works, and after each take up to 7 months! It occupies a former office building, only two rooms, but each exhibit additionally decorated with various figures that seem to be presented with...

Originally, the museum was created as a repository of all valuable items at the factory by the order of Nicholas I. addition to samples of national art there also are products of Japan and China, with a total of more than 30 thousand ekzemplyarov.Pomimo themselves objects of porcelain, you can look in the library, where carefully Save the workbook on the material, sketches and drawings of famous artists. Since Alexander III, all produced at the plant, done in two copies, thanks to this...

Theatre and Music Museum is a theater ensemble of Alexandria, located on one of the most beautiful streets of our city, the architect Rossi. history of its creation began in 1840 with the directorate of the Imperial teatrov.Zdes boiled theatrical life, hired actors, wrote plays, sewed costumes; but half a century later it was decided to open the first exhibition devoted to this type of activity. Over time, the collection is enriched personal belongings of famous people like Rimsky-Korsakov,...

Founded in 1932, it is the only institution in Russia, engaged in the protection, restoration and study of monuments The jurisdiction of this museum are famous attractions such as:. Rostral columns, Narva and Moscow triumphal arch, monuments to Peter I, Catherine II, and many others. The basis of the exhibition, in addition to 1 500 200 plaques and monuments are tombs and necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Besides sightseeing activities, the museum also deals with the restoration of all...

House of Scientists, or former palace of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, the oldest scientific intelligentsia club. The building was built for the Duke in the second half of the 19th century, stylized Italian palazzo. All interior spaces have been decorated in different styles: Crimson-living style of the Italian renaissance, following it, in the style of Louis XVI, then there was a dining room in the style of English Gothic. After the overthrow of the tsarist regime, it was decided to give...

Initially passage represented a quarter of the street, overlain by a transparent roof made of metal and glass. First passage were shops Shchukin yard at the corner of Sadovaya Street and University, but this name was fixed only for one building in our city. Construction began in 1848, and even then there are two floors of shops, and the third was adapted for residential purposes, and a cellar for storage of products have been installed. Besides shops there are placed all sorts of...