An architectural monument, a former noble residence, built in 1817-1820 for Prince Alexander Yakovlevich Lobanov-Rostovsky in the style of "High Classicism". Prince Alexander Yakovlevich Lobanov-Rostovsky was so impressed by the work of the French architect that he decided to build his own house on a neighboring plot. And he ordered the project of his future residence from the same architect.

The Lobanov-Rostovsky House is located in St. Petersburg at the address Admiralty Avenue, 12, Voznesensky Avenue, 1 or St. Isaac's Square, 2. The sculptures on the facade (including the legendary lions at the main entrance) were made by Paolo Triscorni. The house was built in just three years and entered St. Petersburg folklore. It was from the lions decorating the entrance to the Lobanov-Rostovsky house that the illustrations for Pushkin's "Bronze Horseman" were copied.

The following legend is associated with the lions:

"One lion is now holding its paw on the ball, and the other is already dropping its paw. They say that trained lions guarded the Iranian Shah's sleep, and since cats like to sleep, the lion had to hold its paw on the ball, if the animal began to doze off and the paw fell from the ball, the trainer would severely punish it."