The House of the Queen of Spades

The house where Natalia Petrovna Galitsina lived, the one that became the prototype of the countess of the story "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin. After the death of the princess, her house became the property of A.I. Chernyshev, who rebuilt the building with the help of architect A.A. Ton. The ground floor remained the same, the windows of the mezzanine were enlarged. To preserve the proportions of the building, the architect decided to make it taller. The nature of the architraves also underwent changes - the facade of the house now consisted of a sculptural belt, a cast-iron gilded lattice and a coat of arms on the pediment. Since 1917, the interior decoration has been completely destroyed. Elevators appeared in the building. During the Great Patriotic War, the east wing of the house was destroyed by a bomb. During its restoration, the damaged walls were converted into windows. From those times, parts of the interior in the front room on the second floor, entrance doors, stucco molding in the lobby, a fireplace mirror and a spiral staircase have been partially preserved in the house.