Leo Tolstoy Square

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LEO TOLSTOY SQUARE, at the intersection of Bolshoy Avenue of Petrogradskaya Side and Kamennoostrovsky Avenue. The square was named in the 1920s after the neighbouring street of the same name (since 1798 - Arkhiereiskaya Square, since 1918 - Leo Tolstoy Street). It is considered as a unique architectural ensemble of the early 20th century Retrospectivism, exemplified with the house of Rosenstein (House with Towers, 35 Kamennoostrovsky Avenue) featuring elements of English Gothic (1913-15, architect K.I. Rosenstein, facades were designed by architect A.E. Belogrud) and buildings along Bolshoy Avenue of Petrogradskaya Side: Building 77 (1913, architect Belogrud) in Palladian style; Building 79 (1910, architect S.S. Korvin-Krukovsky), Building 102 (1912-15, architects E.I. Gonzkievicz, Belogrud). The ensemble is amplified with buildings on Kamennoostrovsky Avenue: Buildings 31-33 (1904, architect P.M. Mulkhanov), Building 36 (Women Institute of Princess Oldenburgskaya; 1840s, architect L.Y. Tiblen; 1890s, architect V.V. Schaub; 1905, architect I.A. Pretro), Building 38 (1910-11, architect V.I. Van-der-Gucht); Buildings 35b (1910-11, architect D.A. Kryzhanovsky). The House with Towers served as quarters for City Railroad (Tramway) Administration until 1917; in 1921-72, there was Ars Cinema Hall; in 1978-85, the hall was adjusted to accommodate the Experiment Theatre (today, there is Petersburg Mironov Russian Enterprise Theatre).

References: Шатунов Б. Площадь Льва Толстого // Диалог. 1990. № 16. С. 28-32; Кудашев Б. М. По Каменноостровскому проспекту: Путеводитель. СПб., 1994.

Y. M. Piryutko. Belogrud Andrey Evgenievich
Gonzkievicz Evgeny Iosifovich
Korvin-Krukovsky Sergey Sergeevich
Kryzhanovsky Dmitry Andreevich
Mironov Andrey Alexandrovich
Mulkhanov Pavel Mikhailovich
Pretro Ippolit Alexandrovich
Rosenstein Konstantin Isaevich
Schaub Vasily Vasilievich
Tiblen Lev Yakovlevich
Van-der-Gucht Vilgel Ivanovich
Bolshoy Ave of Petrograskaya Storona/Saint Petersburg, city
Bolshoy Ave of Petrograskaya Storona/Saint Petersburg, city, house 77
Bolshoy Ave of Petrograskaya Storona/Saint Petersburg, city, house 79
Bolshoy Ave of Petrograskaya Storona/Saint Petersburg, city, house 102
Kamennoostrovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city
Kamennoostrovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 31
Kamennoostrovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 33
Kamennoostrovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 38
Kamennoostrovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 35, litera л. Б
Kamennoostrovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 36
Leo Tolstoy Square/Saint Petersburg, city
Leo Tolstoy St./Saint Petersburg, city
Кудашев Б. М. По Каменноостровскому проспекту: Путеводитель. СПб., 1994
Шатунов Б. Площадь Льва Толстого // Диалог, 1990