These secret underground passages were made to let the troops get out of the fortress. It’s a nice place to visit: good for children and their parents, couples, also you can hide here from bad weather. The entrance is usually free, in case there is an exhibition the entrance fee is 20 rubles.   More

The effect of the house-wall on the corner of Dvortsovaya square and the embankment of the Moyka river is widely known. Looking from the specific perspective, the sharp angle of the General Staff Building makes an effect of the "empty wall" which does not have anything behind. It is surprising, but there is one another place with such an effect.... More

Do not consider as advertising! Graffiti master-hands have totally transformed the look of former ambulance department and created this picturesque building. The decorators were inspired by the creativity of Piet Mondriaan (1872-1944), a Dutch painter. City center of Modern Art has promoted the opening of this hostel in Kolomna, an ancient region... More

The Finance house of Stanovoy is was built at the beginning of the 20th century in neorussian style. It attracts attention by its pattern on the lattices (there you can also see the peacocks). But the main zest of this house is cashed hidden inside! It is an outlandish stair in the form of peacock’s tail. Unfortunately, the gates are closed and... More

It’s not an official monument in Saint Petersburg but it’s known probably through the works of Dostoevsky. The extraordinary name sounds paradoxically and intriguing especially for our city with its rectangular grid of streets. The crossroad was formed in sixties of the 18th century. Many famous people lived nearby.   More

It’s a fantastic building with towers in the style of English castles. At one of the hexahedral towers there is a clock face with Zodiac Signs on it. The house was built in 1913-1915 by architect A. Belogrud. Since 1921 in the ground floor there was a cinema. The architect himself occupied an apartment on the top floor right between the towers.... More

It is an iron-house with no décor at all and gloomy inner yards. The house was built in 1911-1912 and belonged to V.G.Kudryavtseva. More

Historically island “Kamenny” is a concentration of country houses of Saint-Petersburg elite. One of these houses is Gausvald’s house. It was built in 1898 in modern style. In 1980 a Russian version of “Sherlock Holmes’s Adventures” was filmed here. Hurry to have a look at the masterpiece of modern epoch!  ... More

This is a wonderful water (observing) tower, which stays amazing all year round. It’s a little castle among the industrial decadent style of the time of Kerensky. ))) It used to belong to Obukhovsky factory as an observing tower. The main guns from the opposite bank of the Neva were adjusting their aiming sights with the tower. More

This tiny thing appeared here not so long ago, though it has got an Ancient Greek look. It’s hard to define its purpose: neither a kennel nor a monument. There are no tables or indexes nearby. Why is it so tiny (less than 1 meter height) and what is it used for? It might have grown on its own like a mushroom. Or a young architect wanted to... More

It is one of the most extraordinary houses in Saint-Petersburg. Its inner yard has a regular circular form. Raising your head you can see a piece of sky in a round frame! We have some circular houses in Moscow, but they are large and not so cozy as our Petersburg house? The round house-rotunda of Fontanka, 92 is the first round three-storyed house... More

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A piece of Egypt in Saint-Petersburg can be found here. This richly decorated house was built in 1911-1913 by Polish architect Mikhail Songailo for state councilor’s wife Larisa Nezhinskaya. Mason signs, symbols of ancient teachings were very popular at that time and the house was highly appreciated by the public. In 1941 a small tower appeared... More