The building of the St. Petersburg City Credit Society is a former building of the city credit society, which is now a historical monument of architecture of the last quarter of the 19th century.
The building of the city credit society is located in the center of St. Petersburg, on Ostrovsky Square, near Nevsky Prospekt - one of the most visited and beautiful streets of the city.
The building was built in 1876-1879 for one of the first private mortgage banks in Russia (city credit society).
The architects of the project were V. A. Schroeter, E. F. Krbger and E. G. Jurgens.
The building is built in the Neo-Renaissance style - one of the most common eclectic styles of the 19th century.
In the main facade of the building, facing Ostrovsky Square, windows of various shapes and pilasters with capitals are particularly distinguished.
Since the autumn of 1880, the general meeting hall of the St. Petersburg City Credit Society has been used for concerts, literary readings and charity evenings.
On the day of the Lyceum anniversary on October 19, 1880, the readings of the Literary Fund were attended by J. K. Groth, P. I. Weiner, D. V. Grigorovich and F. M. Dostoevsky.
The building hosted performances by the Russian Musical Society Quartet with the participation of violinist and conductor L. S. Auer.
On March 20, 1888, the first performance of the Russian Folk Orchestra ("circle of balalaika lovers") under the baton of its creator, V. V. Andreev, took place in the building. This event is described by an information sign on the wall of the building.
In 1895, the building hosted the first literary performance of I. A. Bunin.
After the revolution of 1917, the building housed the Petrograd Provincial Department of Public Utilities, and since the 1950s-the Department of Lenmetrostroy.
Today, the building has been restored, is a monument of history and culture, and it houses the Bank "Saint Petersburg".
Information sign on the building of the St. Petersburg City Credit Society
On the north side, the former building of the St. Petersburg City Credit Society is adjacent to another historical building - the Basin House, which is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. And on the south side - the building of the Russian Musical Society.
View of the Basin house, behind it - the Building of the city credit society, behind which the building of the Russian Musical Society is slightly visible
Practical information
The building of the city credit society is located in the very center of St. Petersburg, at the address: Ostrovsky Square, 7.
Coordinates of the building of the city credit society: 59°55'54" N 30°20'05" E (59.931667, 30.334722).
Nearest metro stations: "Gostiny Dvor" and "Nevsky Prospekt".
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