Art Nouveau in St.Petersburg

It  is an international style of art, architecture and applied arts, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 1893 and 1910. In the Russian language it is called Art Nouveau or Modern. Nouveau architecture in Russia was mostly built in large cities by merchants and Old Believers, and was highly influenced by the contemporary movements that constituted the Art Nouveau style: the Glasgow School, Jugendstil of Germany, Vienna Secession.

Seven Saint Petersburg buildings are  considered as notable examples of Art Nouveau, all by different architects:Singer House (House of the books), Eliseyev Food Shop, Vitebsky railway station, Kshessinskaya House by Alexander von Hohen .

Includes

•  3-hours guided tour
• Transportation in private vehicle
• Pickup at the hotel, the end at the hotel
• Ksessinskaya House visit

You will see

·        Eliseyev Food Shop  (1903)

·       Vitebsky railway station    by Sima Mihash and Stanislav Brzozowski (1904)

·         by Pavel Suzor (1904)  - now House of the books

·         Duke of Leuchtenberg apartments by Fyodor von Postels (1904–1905), most notable for its facade-wide frieze  by Sergei Schelkovy,

·         Kshessinskaya House by Alexander von Hohen (1904–1906),

·         Lidval apartments by Fyodor Lidval also known as Johan Fredrik Lidvall, 1899–1904)

Important: It is possible to order this excursion in advance (two weeks before the start)