The apartment house of the First Russian Insurance Company

The building, erected in 1913, is a monumental residential complex that occupies an entire block and is connected by a system of courtyards-labyrinths. The ensemble was popularly called the "House of the Three Benois". The structure has features characteristic of neoclassicism. The facade is lined with potted stone, which was specially ordered from Sweden, the facade is decorated with elegant decorative elements: griffins and sculptures of women, above the bay windows are stucco figures of fish. At that time, only the noble public settled in the house: officials, cultural and artistic figures, it was here that Shostakovich created before the evacuation..