City Estate of N.P. Matteiessen
Until the end of the 18th century, between the modern Georgievsky and Kamergersky lanes, adjacent to Tverskaya on one side and to the Georgievsky Monastery on the other, there were two estates: Prince M.N. Volkonsky's (c…
Savva Mamontov's Estate
Opening date and history
On Sadovaya-Spasskaya Street stands an unremarkable building, distinguished only by its facade with the inscription "Polygraphic Institute" made of white bricks.
The history of the estate begin…
Income House of the Bebutov Princes
The income house of the Bebutov princes was built in 1908-1909 by architect Gustav Augustovich Gelrich in the Art Nouveau style. It is one of the best works of the renowned architect.
The facade of the five-story buildi…
St. Nicholas Church in Derbenevsky
Not long ago, this building was hard to call a church: it resembled a semi-ruined remnant of a house. However, in recent years, the temple has been gradually restored. Moreover, unexpectedly new, previously unknown fragm…
The Wing of S. I. Mamontov's Urban Estate
The urban estate on Sadovaya-Spasskaya Street was built in 1816 by the court counselor Praskovya Esaulova. In 1867, the building underwent significant reconstruction, after which the famous patron S. I. Mamontov settled …
Residential Houses (Two), Early XIX Century
Two houses, standing side by side on the outer side of Rozhdestvensky Boulevard opposite the walls of the monastery of the same name, harmoniously fit into the architectural ensemble. Between them is the entrance to the …
Russian Drama Theatre, City of Vilnius
The first performance of the permanent Russian theatrical troupe in Vilnius took place on December 6, 1864, with Nikolai Polevoy's play "A Tangled Affair, or The Grandfather of the Russian Fleet."
The permanent Russian …
Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary
History and Present of the Temple
In the 16th century, the Pereyaslav Yam settlement was founded outside the Earthen City, where a wooden church dedicated to John the Baptist was soon built. The first mention of it date…
House of the Kuznetsov Merchants (Prospekt Mira, Moscow)
House number 41 on Prospekt Mira, formerly known as 1st Meshchanskaya Street, was once part of a large estate built before the fire of 1812. In the late 18th century, Captain E.A. Zarin constructed the main two-story hou…
Income House of the Trinity Courtyard
In the late 1970s, most of the buildings in the Trinity Sloboda were destroyed during the expansion of Samotyochnaya Street and the creation of Olympic Avenue. However, its historical core, including the courtyard of the…
