On Myasnitskaya Street stands a majestic palace with a massive grand entrance, from which the wings of the outbuildings spread out. The austere Romanesque facade is adorned with rows of semicircular windows, while the colonnade of the central entrance adds lightness to it. This building is the Main Post Office.

Since 1783, the Moscow Post Office has been located at Myasnitskaya, house 26. That year, the Post Office rented and in 1792 purchased the property from a representative of a wealthy Armenian family, N.Z. Lazarev.

The first post office in Moscow appeared in 1711 under Peter I and was located behind the Nikitsky Gates in the house of Vice-Chancellor P. Shafirov. Until 1783, it changed locations several times before settling in the former palace of Peter I's associate A. Menshikov. The palace, which belonged to the "diamond prince" A.B. Kurakin, was sold to Lazarev. The three-story building was situated deep within the plot, and the spacious courtyard was used for carriages and diligences transporting mail and passengers.

From 1782 to 1798, the position of post director was held by Ivan Borisovich Pestel, the father of the famous Decembrist Pavel Pestel, who was executed in 1825. The future Decembrist was born in the director's apartment located at the post office.

The building was reconstructed several times as it did not meet the requirements for the post office's operations. In the early 1860s, the main building was rebuilt according to the design of architect A. Kavos.

In 1864, one of the outbuildings hosted evenings of the Society of Lovers of the Arts, chaired by Count A.S. Uvarov, where Fet, Maikov, Ostrovsky, Plescheyev, Pisemsky, and others performed.

New outbuildings, designed by I. Zalesky, were constructed in the early 20th century.

In 1910, construction began on a new post office building along the red line of Myasnitskaya. St. Petersburg architect O. Munts and engineer A. Novikov planned to create a building in the style of a Byzantine palace with striped masonry. However, the architect brothers Vesnin made the facade more concise. A massive main entrance in the Romanesque style is crowned with a light drum topped by a flattened dome.

In the center of the building, a huge operational hall was designed with an oak counter in the center and galleries with ornate railings and spiral staircases around the perimeter. The hall is located on the site of the former courtyard, and the back wall replicates the outline of the previous palace.

Engineer V. Shukhov developed a horizontal spatial truss for the post office. The light lantern above the main operational hall is one of the unique structures by the engineer that has survived in Moscow.

In 1912, the new building was ceremonially opened. Since then, the post office has not undergone significant reconstructions or major repairs.

Currently, the Main Post Office complex includes 17 buildings. The entrance to the central operational hall is closed due to emergency conditions.

For over 150 years, the Museum of Postal Communication and the Moscow Post Office has operated at the Main Post Office, housing a rich collection of postal relics, unique documents, and items related to the activities of the post, telegraph, telephone, and radio.