Income House Zhivago
In the early 19th century, the house on Bolshaya Dmitrovka was owned by the family of Moscow merchant Ivan Afanasyevich Zhivago. This family owned the house until the 1917 revolution.
The Zhivago surname was well-known …
The House of Prince S. A. Menshikov
On the corner of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and Gazetny Lane, in the courtyard of house 2, lies a masterpiece of classical architecture from 18th century Moscow, the palace of Prince S. A. Menshikov, the grandson of a co…
Moscow University, Physics Institute
In 1757, a mansion belonging to Prince Repnin on Mokhovaya was acquired to house the University founded by M.V. Lomonosov in 1755, where the Old University section is now located. In the mid-1780s, under the guidance of …
Complex of Income Houses of the Arkhangelsky Merchants
The history of this property begins in 1834 when it belonged to titular advisor Y.N. Turunov. At that time, there were two buildings on the site: the main house, a two-story residential building with a gallery on stone p…
Yermolova Theatre
In the 20th century, Tverskaya Street changed significantly: now its buildings are mainly composed of multi-story structures in the style of Stalinist architecture. However, some constructions have retained their former …
The Kosterov Estate
If you walk into the courtyard of house 9a on Tverskaya, you can find yourself in the historic part of the estate, which initially belonged to the Cherkasskys and later to the Saltykovs. The main house of this estate, di…
The Imperial Family in Bad Nauheim
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Bad Nauheim became a popular resort and treatment destination for many Russians, including notable figures and members of the nobility. Archival documents from Germany confirm t…
Araslanov Chambers
On the corner of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and Bryusov Lane stands a remarkable building, recently freed from years of layers. These are 17th-century chambers, set deep within the plot perpendicular to the line of the l…
Income House of Korovin (Moscow, Petrovka St., 19)
The income house of merchant M. Korovin occupies a significant plot on Petrovka Street. In the 1730s-40s, there was the estate of Senator V. Novosiltsev, which his children sold to A. Nekrasov, the great-grandfather of p…
Passage of F.K. San-Galli
At the end of the 18th century, the commercial premises owned by Count I. I. Vorontsov, whose son became the godfather of A. S. Pushkin, became the site of the first fashionable French shops. This brought Kuznetsky Most …
