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Founded by the merchant Mikhail Savinovich Kornilov and his brothers in St Petersburg (1835). The factory worked on many commissions for the imperial court and its products enjoyed great demand on bo...
The square in front of St Michael’s Castle was named after a square with a statue of Connetable Anne de Montmorency in Chantilly (1567), which Paul I visited during his European tour. The word connet...
Konstantin Thon designed the embankment and landing wharf in front of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1832–34). The embankment is decorated with Ancient Egyptian sphinxes, which have the face of Pharao...
One of the first and largest Russian building societies, the Petrograd City Credit Society was founded in 1861. Over the half-century of its history, it lent mortgages to the tune of more than six-hu...
The St Petersburg Provincial Credit Society was founded in 1907. It offered local citizens mortgages for the purchase of houses and plots of land within the bounds of St Petersburg Province. In 1909,...
The Assignation Bank was built by Giacomo Quarenghi (1783–90s) following the Senate decree of 1 February 1769 on the formation of commercial banks in Russia.
Founded by Andrei Schreiber in St Petersburg (1801). One of the leading bronze workshops in St Petersburg. Located near the Church of the Holy Sign in the Ligovka district. Employed 106 craftsmen. An...
Founded by Prince Alexander Menshikov in Jamburg and the village of Zhabino in Jamburg district (1710). Taken over by the crown (1727). Leased to the Englishman William Elmsell (1730). Taken over by ...
Founded as the Jacob Lutsch Printworks on the southern tip of Vasilyevsky Island in St Petersburg (1823). The textiles enjoyed great demand and were highly rated. Its fabrics won a gold medal at the ...
One of the most famous private porcelain factories in Russia. Founded on the Vyborg Side of St Petersburg by the merchant Philipp Sergeyevich Batenin (1814). Produced decorative vases and cups and pl...