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House of Shikhovs-Pokrovskys
This building, located next to the regional local history museum, attracts attention with its beauty. A museum of the history of Chelyabinsk is planned to be opened here. It is one of the oldest stone structures in the c…
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Motovilov House
One of the oldest buildings in Chelyabinsk that has survived to this day was built before 1841. It is known that Andrey Andreevich Motovilov, a merchant of the 3rd guild, served as the mayor of Chelyabinsk from 1835 to 1…
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Church of the Icon of the Mother of God of Consolation
The chapel is located in a brick two-story building from 1814, which previously housed the children's shelter "Consolation." It occupies the second floor and is distinguished by a dome with a cupola. The shelter was foun…
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Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chelyabinsk
The Orthodox church of the Chelyabinsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church is the largest in the city. The first Holy Trinity church was founded in Zarechye in 1768. In 1909, it was decided to build a new church on th…
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Real School
The first secondary educational institution in Chelyabinsk was built in 1904 under the guidance of contractor and city mayor Alexander Frantsevich Beivel. The three-story red brick building cost 102,475 rubles and 45 kop…
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Tea Packaging Factory (Vasenko St., 37)
In the early 20th century, Chelyabinsk ranked second in Russia in wholesale tea trade, second only to Moscow. This was due to the presence of a customs office in the city and the passage of the Trans-Siberian Railway thr…
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Yaushev Passage
The art gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts is located in a building that was previously the trading passage of the Yaushev brothers. This building, constructed between 1911 and 1913 in the Art Nouveau style, was commissi…
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The House of Praskovya Yudina
In 1899, peasant daughter Praskovya Fyodorovna Yudina purchased a house from the widow of a priest, Elena Stepanovna Avraamova. At the time of purchase, it was a small building with two rooms, a cellar, a stable, and a s…
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Kusevitskaya Mansion
In Glazovsky Lane in Moscow stands a unique mansion from the late 19th century, adorned with a mosaic panel depicting a lion. This is how architect Lev Kekushev left his mark in history. At that time, the Art Nouveau sty…
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Bust of N. N. Raevsky (Smolensk)
The bust, made of cast iron, was created based on the model by Smolensk sculptor Lyudmila Yelchaninova. During the Patriotic War of 1812, Raevsky led the 7th Infantry Corps, which was part of the 2nd Western Army. On Aug…