House of Polar Explorers

In the historical quarter on Nikitinsky Boulevard there is a unique building — the house of polar explorers. The building is an example of pre-war architecture in the style of Stalinist neo-Renaissance. Evgeny Ioheles was involved in the project of the house, but the researchers are not completely sure and claim that another architect, I. Dlugach, was mentioned in the documents. Construction began in 1936 and lasted about a year. The monumental building is topped by a wide cornice with a symmetrical facade decorated in red. The abundance of the building is made up of decorative elements - galleries, loggias, pilasters, geometric ornaments, Corinthian capitals. You can notice an important detail on the walls of the house - this is a pattern in the form of crossed diamonds. At a certain angle, they resemble sea waves. The building itself is painted beige. Although there were rumors that the original painting was marble chips with mica. There are 46 apartments in the house, among which there are four-room apartments.