The building of the First Cadet Corps

This building, which was built in the 1730s and 1740s, is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance, which was part of the estate of A. D. Menshikov. Designed by D. Trezzini. After the abolition of the First Cadet Corps in 1918, the building was transferred to the state, it was used to house military courses, party and public organizations. In the 1990s, the building was renovated while preserving its historical architecture. These buildings, having merged into a single whole, represent a complex of externally heterogeneous buildings in the spirit of early classicism. The visual focus is on the center of the street facade, where four pairs of ionic columns, known as the portico, are supported on pedestals. The side wings also have columned porticos. The building has no analogues in the architecture of St. Petersburg in the first half of the XVIII century, and is of great artistic interest. Inside the building, elements of the original interiors have been preserved, including stairs with wrought-iron railings, moldings and bas-reliefs.