Ogorodnaya Sloboda Lane 2/5  

55.765344966306, 37.641289935342 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Navigation stand near the north corner of the building (look on both sides of the stand)
The topmost church name (enter in English)
(Church of) St Louis

Историческая справка

A French chateau style house was built in 1900-1901 by the architect Roman Klein, the author of the old building of the Central Universal Department Store near the Bolshoi Theatre.

The mansion belonged to the Wissotzky tea trader’s family. The company "W. Wissotzky and Co", founded in 1849, was one of the largest tea companies in Russia, being an exclusive purveyor to the Russian emperor. The company still exists nowadays with the main office in Tel Aviv, holding 76% of the Israeli market.

Soon after the Russian Revolution, the Wissotzky family left the country; their factories, shops and Moscow house were nationalized. In 1936-62 the building was occupied by the Moscow Pioneers House which became a forerunner of the colossal Palace of Pioneers on Vorobyevy Gory (Sparrow Hills). Unfortunately, the mansion completely lost all its rich interiors as a result of alterations and repairs during the Soviet era.

The monument to the gymnasium student Vladimir Ulyanov was opened in front of the mansion in October 1970 in honor of the centenary of the leader’s birth. This monument is extremely rare as it depicts the head of the Russian Revolution in his youth. The monument also has a popular nickname - Leonardo DiCaprio.

During the summer hurricane of 2008, the monument was seriously damaged by a rotten poplar that collapsed and knocked the sculpture off the pedestal, splitting it into three parts. By coincidence, it happened on July 17, on the day of the 90th anniversary of the execution of the Romanov family. In August 2009, the monument was restored and installed on its original place.

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Статистика взятия: 54/73 (74%).

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  • Лев & Единорог: 54/73 (74%)