Unusual houses in Moscow

This is an easy relaxed walk for those who are not ready for long stories and want a vivid experience.

Highlights:

• The Egg House, which is one of the top ten most unusual houses in the world
• The Chinese Pagoda House, built by merchant Perlov as a vivid advertisement of his goods.
• A house that looks remarkably like the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin
• A lucrative house with animals
• A house guarded by a knight
• A house in Egyptian style

Included:

• Guide

On this non-boring excursion you will be surprised and admire unusual buildings of the capital. In the history of Moscow there are many legends about the inhabitants of the city, known for their eccentricity. Of course, this could not but affect the architectural appearance of the capital. Often merchants built estates in the style of Gothic castles or Chinese pagodas decorated with fairy-tale creatures and extraordinary elements.

During the tour you will learn the history of the origin of all these original buildings. The guide will tell you who were the owners and architects of these unique projects, whose destinies were closely connected with these unusual buildings.

We will see many more unusual Moscow buildings. On the way we will meet interesting monuments, which can also surprise you. Impressions will be bright and photos will be delightful!

During the walk in the area of Chistye Ponds and Myasnitskaya Street we will see:

• Egg House, which is among the ten most unusual in the world
• House Chinese pagoda, built by merchant Perlov as a bright advertisement of his goods. This house impressed the whole Moscow in the late XIX century, and nowadays it remains one of the most exotic in the capital.
• A house remarkably similar to the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin. The revenue house of the Rossiya Insurance Company is unusual in shape and decorated with outlandish creatures on its facades.
• A house with animals. This lucrative house of the Church of the Trinity on Gryazekh is intricately decorated with characters from ancient Slavic legends.
• A house guarded by a knight. Neo-Gothic style, rare for Moscow, is realized in this lucrative house by architect Dubovsky. The building is guarded as a fortress by a medieval knight in armor.
• An Egyptian-style house. Merchant Levin's 1909 house in a very original style with images of Egyptian gods.