The Kisin House ( rus, Дом Кисина, r=Dom Kisina) is an edifice in the of

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. The house is located at 72 . The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

History

In the late 19th century the merchants Venyamin Grigorievich Kisin and Isaak Grigorievich Froimovich decided to build a new trading and

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, designed by the city architect , and completed in 1899. The building was reconstructed to the design of city architect between 1902 and 1910. The building was originally U-shaped; one side overlooked Gazetny Lane. This part of the building was destroyed by bombing in the

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. Before the revolution of 1917, the ground floor was occupied by dress shops, while dwellings were on the upper floors. After the revolution of 1917, the Anastas Mikoyan food market and the local address bureau were located on the ground floor; later, the address bureau occupied the whole floor, and remained there until 1990. This organization was mentioned in Ilf and Petrov's satirical novel '' The Twelve Chairs''. The larger dwellings were subdivided with additional walls, increasing the number of rooms and residents.

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slept at the house in the 1920s. As of 2020 the building is in a dilapidated state. There are plans for the rehousing of residents and the construction of a museum.

Description

The Kisin House was designed in the Beaux-Arts style. A symmetrical facade crowned with an arched

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is decorated in the

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style with elements of сlassicism and irrationalism. The side projections are decorated with

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. Windows on the second floor are crowned with triangular cornices.

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s are set over central windows. The cornice is crowned with

parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Whe ...

s established between decorative pedestals. The building has four balconies with balustrades.

References

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