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Ivan Fomin built the dacha between 1909 and 1913 for the diplomat Alexander Polovtsov, son of the famous statesman of Tsar Alexander III. The building is one of the finest examples of the Neoclassica...
A wooden building on the Black River at Novaya Derevnya was designed by Andrei Voronikhin (1795) and burnt down (mid-19th century). Landing wharf with granite sphinxes later transferred to the Stroga...
Central three-storey building with round turrets in the corners possibly designed by Vasily Bazhenov (1773–77). Joined with arched galleries to two symmetrical side wings by Giacomo Quarenghi (1783–8...