Stenbock-Fermor House
There is almost nothing to say about this house. Built in 1900 by architect V. Zeidler. But the site on which it is built is very interesting. The whole quarter between Sredny Prospekt, Makarov Embankment and Volkhovsky Lane was occupied by the Siberian (Birzhevoy) Yard, founded by a large merchant and industrialist Savva Yakovlevich Yakovlev. Here were located office space, shops, and warehouses. One of the warehouses was located exactly at the place where the house of A. A. Stenbock-Fermor now stands. And the pink building on the left side of the frame is the Yakovlevs' house, built in 1760–1770. At the time of Savva Yakovlevich, he served as a clerical office, but his grandson, Aleksey Ivanovich, turned this building into a city manor. In 1818-1821 he undertook a major alteration, it was then that the corner balcony on wooden Doric columns was completed. Under the balcony was a garden.
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| Camera | Pentax K-r |
| Lens | Zenitar-K MC 16mm f/2.8 Fish-Eye |
| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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Hey there! Great post. I really enjoyed the architectural pictures as well as your write-up about it.
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That wood columns are huge @tatdt 😱 remind me to many old buildings in my country too.. nice shors anyway, thanks for sharing. Found your post through @viking-ventures entry post in the pay it forward contest this week. Keep steeming 😉
I like old buildings:) Thank you!
I like old building too... it has history and special design, not common and unique views
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I'm not an expert on architecture, but this building is beautiful. I love the fact you took the time to write a description about it instead of just posting the pictures, great post @tatdt! :)
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Built in 1900? More than century old building? Wow! It must have been maintained properly that it still stands. The wood columns on the last photo look scary. I hope they won't give up soon. I suppose those were changed over time? Or are they part of the construction from 1900?
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Yes, the building underwent a major overhaul. Сorner balcony on wooden columns was built in 1818-1821. I cannot say for sure whether the old columns survived or were replaced, but the building was restored.
Wonderful contest, thanks!
I see, the building was restored. That explains why it is still there still with magnificence. 😊
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This is a great contest, thank you!
I absolutely love old buildings. You got some fantastic pics. I really like the closeup of the column bases.
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I love old buildings too. Thank you!
Very nice post. Short and sweet. The architecture is nice, I can see why you took shots of it.
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Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.
You're very welcome. One thing you find out is the friends you make here have similar interests LOL. I have a wide variety of things that intrigue and fascinate me, architecture is on of them. The older the better usually, but I have seen some modern buildings that are amazing.