Back Top 5 most exquisite buildings of the Petrogradskaya side
Petrogradsky district is the oldest in St. Petersburg, one of the most interesting in terms of its magnificent diverse architecture in the style of the Northern Renaissance, Art Nouveau and eclecticism. This collection contains the top 5 architectural attractions on the Petrogradskaya side that you definitely need to see.
1. The Rosenstein Apartment Building
35, Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt
Near the Petrogradskaya metro station there is a famous house with bay window towers overlooking Leo Tolstoy Square. It was built in 1915. The author of the project, architect Konstantin Rosenstein, was fond of the Middle Ages, so he made the building look like an English castle of the XII century. Decorative elements stand out colorfully on the white facade: balconies, granite platbands, decorative dial.
2. Kolobovsky house
8, Lenin Street
A bright, luxurious apartment building in the eclectic and neo-baroque style was built for the large timber industrialists Fedor and Nikolai Kolobov. A unique feature of the building is a round rotunda tower with columns. The green facade is decorated with atlanteans, caryatids, bay windows and balconies. In 1912, this project was recognized as the best in the competition of urban facades.
3. Keibel's House
33, Bolshaya Zelenina Street
One of the most unusual houses on the Petrogradskaya side resembles a fabulous sand-colored castle. It was built in 1901 for the famous St. Petersburg jeweler Albert Keibel. The Kabel dynasty created orders and medals, which were awarded to the most outstanding people of the country. The highlight of the house is the corner bay window in the form of a pointed medieval tower.
4. Leuchtenberg Apartment Building
28, Bolshaya Zelenina Street
Next to the Keibel house there is another unique building — the apartment house of Duke Nicholas of Leuchtenberg, the great-grandson of Emperor Nicholas I. It was built in 1905. The house is famous for its original design in the Art Nouveau style. Its main feature is the bright mosaic panels with landscape scenes on the facade of the upper floor. The facade itself is richly decorated with bay windows, stucco and bas-reliefs.
5. Nikonov's apartment building
11, Kolokolnaya Street
This house is called gingerbread house for its magnificent decoration in the neo-Russian style. It was built in 1900 by architect Nikolai Nikonov. The multicolored facade resembles an ancient Russian terem, it is decorated with kokoshniks, tiles, and bright ceramic elements. The windows of the house have unique reminders of village houses.
35, Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt
Near the Petrogradskaya metro station there is a famous house with bay window towers overlooking Leo Tolstoy Square. It was built in 1915. The author of the project, architect Konstantin Rosenstein, was fond of the Middle Ages, so he made the building look like an English castle of the XII century. Decorative elements stand out colorfully on the white facade: balconies, granite platbands, decorative dial.
2. Kolobovsky house
8, Lenin Street
A bright, luxurious apartment building in the eclectic and neo-baroque style was built for the large timber industrialists Fedor and Nikolai Kolobov. A unique feature of the building is a round rotunda tower with columns. The green facade is decorated with atlanteans, caryatids, bay windows and balconies. In 1912, this project was recognized as the best in the competition of urban facades.
3. Keibel's House
33, Bolshaya Zelenina Street
One of the most unusual houses on the Petrogradskaya side resembles a fabulous sand-colored castle. It was built in 1901 for the famous St. Petersburg jeweler Albert Keibel. The Kabel dynasty created orders and medals, which were awarded to the most outstanding people of the country. The highlight of the house is the corner bay window in the form of a pointed medieval tower.
4. Leuchtenberg Apartment Building
28, Bolshaya Zelenina Street
Next to the Keibel house there is another unique building — the apartment house of Duke Nicholas of Leuchtenberg, the great-grandson of Emperor Nicholas I. It was built in 1905. The house is famous for its original design in the Art Nouveau style. Its main feature is the bright mosaic panels with landscape scenes on the facade of the upper floor. The facade itself is richly decorated with bay windows, stucco and bas-reliefs.
5. Nikonov's apartment building
11, Kolokolnaya Street
This house is called gingerbread house for its magnificent decoration in the neo-Russian style. It was built in 1900 by architect Nikolai Nikonov. The multicolored facade resembles an ancient Russian terem, it is decorated with kokoshniks, tiles, and bright ceramic elements. The windows of the house have unique reminders of village houses.