House Siegel

Rich businessman Kurt Saxon Bogdanovic Siegel, founded in 1877 in St. Petersburg Mechanical Plant, lived close to the production. Building shops and his own house he commissioned the famous architect St. Petersburg Jerome Kitner. Picturesque asymmetrical roof with turrets, fancy box, various decorative details on the facade of the house owner’s monogram and relief with tools images attract attention and inspire respect for the skill of the...

Mertens House

This building stands out among the others, stoyuschee in the neighborhood, with huge stained glass windows. It was built for the firm FL Mertens’ Mechs in the neoclassical style and the use of the latest technology of the time-monolithic reinforced concrete kostruktsii. A huge sign, which is preserved from those times, reminding the owner of the house, merry drinkers and where he lives; also allegedly neighbors on the road were painted arrows to facilitate the finding and newsagents...

Kolobov House on Sand embankment

The house belonged to timber merchants brothers Nicholas and Theodore Kolobov. Built in 1889-1890, 1913-14. Arch. Nikolai Filippovich Romanchenko. Nikolay Kolobov was a famous collector of books, and in his library kept handwritten copies of works by Russian classics. The building is in the eclectic style, decorated with turrets and glazed tiles. The facades of many details. Inside the building is preserved stucco, stoves, fireplaces and staircases, restored some...

House KA Gorchakov

The monument of federal importance of architecture – a complex of houses Prince KA Gorchakov. In the XIX century the site was replaced by several owners. For one of them, a military engineer NA Archangel built a house number 17, using the French Renaissance motifs in 1893-1895 In 1898, the land acquired Prince KA Gorchakov (son Gorchakov). For him, the architect RA Gavemana was built three-storey house number 19, in eclectic style with the use of the old French architecture motifs, while...

House Museum Chistyakov

The museum allows you to become better acquainted with the teacher the greatest painters of the early 20th century. It was created in 1987 as a branch of the Academy of Arts, but this wooden building was in a sorry state, because it was built in the middle of the 19th century! But the house was restored and returned to the original elegant appearance, which Chistyakov worked and lived for more than 40 let.Zdes addition to the permanent exhibition of his creative path, arranged musical evenings...