The palace in the Petrovskoye-Razumovskoye estate was originally built as the main building of the Petrov Agricultural Academy, now known as the K.A. Timiryazev Agricultural University. The foundation stone was laid on June 23, 1863, and construction was completed in the summer of 1865. Architect Pyotr Kampioni worked on the design by Nikolai Benois, and this is the only work of the St. Petersburg architect in Moscow. Initially, Benois planned to adapt the old estate house for educational purposes, but this idea was abandoned, and the house was demolished.

Historical documents describe the building as spacious and majestic, with a particularly beautiful two-light central hall. The house was wooden, elongated, with a large dome and a ten-column portico. On the dome was a lightning rod topped with a gilded figure of Glory. The estate has been known since the mid-17th century and has belonged at different times to the Shuysky, Prozorovsky, Naryshkin, Razumovsky, and the von Schulz brothers. In 1861, it was purchased from the treasury for 250 thousand silver rubles to create the agricultural academy.

Instead of a wooden house, a stone palace in the Baroque style was erected. Its main facade is modest, distinguished only by a clock tower. However, the park facade contrasts with it, showcasing bright Baroque motifs such as protruding risalits and decorative elements.

The central elements of the interior are a spacious vestibule corresponding to the central risalit and a hall occupying the volume of the park risalit. The longitudinal axis of the building is represented by a corridor with classrooms on both sides. The staircase in the palace is utilitarian and located to the left of the vestibule. Benois rejected a grand staircase to avoid hindering student movement. The vestibule of the palace was used in the film 'At a Good Hour' (1956, directed by Viktor Eysymont, written by Viktor Rozov).

Even a person unversed in architecture will notice the convex glass in the palace windows, made in Finland. Benois chose them at the All-Russian Exhibition of 1864 specifically for the academy.

The academy complex includes wings, a dormitory, a chemical laboratory, and other buildings. A terraced regular park is laid out near the main building.