Vargunin's mansion is a building in St. Petersburg on Furshtatskaya Street in the central district of the city. It is an architectural monument of federal significance.
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| Vargunin Mansion | |
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| Wedding Palace No. 2 | |
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| A country |  Russia |
| City | St. Petersburg , Furshtatskaya St. , 52 |
| Architectural style | Eclecticism |
| Project Author | A. I. von Gauguin |
| Building | 1896 - 1899 |
| Status |  An object of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation of federal significance. Reg. No. 781720992440006 ( EGROKN ). (Wikigid database) |
History
The building of the mansion was built for K. A. Vargunin from a family of entrepreneurs Vargunins , who owned the Neva paper station near St. Petersburg. It was erected on a rectangular plot with access to the courtyard on the left side of the building, the right side adjoining the neighboring building. The author of the building project was the Russian architect Alexander Ivanovich von Gauguin , but K. A. Vargunin himself took an active part in the design of the mansion.
The mansion was erected in an eclectic style: various architectural techniques were used: motifs of classicism ( rustic ), new baroque (vases in niches), renaissance (windows on the second floor), modernism (asymmetrical facade). The center of the facade of the mansion is located between two protruding risalits of different shape and volume, the left of which is decorated with a prominent bay window, at the top of which there is a cartouche with the initials of the owner of the house and a wide attic. Thanks to its vibrant architecture, the Vargunin mansion stands out from the general series of apartment buildings in Furshtatskaya Street.
The interior of the building was distinguished by its rich decoration, especially the hall, living room, dining room and study, for which the oak panel was used to decorate the walls and ceilings. The dominant feature of the interior is a wide staircase in the lobby with two rooms on the sides, which was illuminated by three windows on the side of the courtyard. A staircase leads to an intermediate platform, after which two wings diverge upward. From the lobby there were doors to the billiard room, guest rooms and a wine cellar. On the second floor, three doors lead to the central living room, to the reception and to the dining room. On both sides of the living room were a renaissance-style study and a sofa.
Mentioned a large fireplace, almost reaching the eaves of the room. To illuminate the dining room, a ceiling made of multi-colored glass with a pattern was used. The entrance to the courtyard of the mansion was decorated with wrought iron gates mounted on stone pillars with lanterns.
K. A. Vargunin himself did not move into the mansion, and his son and his wife lived here. In the years 1912-1916. the house was leased, it is mentioned that in 1916 the Embassy of Spain was located here, in 1918 - the Office of the Board for the Management of the Baltic Hospital Flotilla ROCC . In subsequent years, the house was empty for some time, falling into desolation, then a detectors for street children worked in it, then communal apartments were built in the house. In the years 1925-1927. the house housed the "Poor" labor artel. In the 1930-1950s. in the former mansion was the Leningrad Dental Institute, and during the blockade of Leningrad - the organization of local air defense. Since the early 1950s - Leningrad branch of the Union of Friendship Societies and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. From 1963 to the present, the building houses the Wedding Palace No. 2.
Links
- Mansion of K. A. Vargunin . Citywalls. The architectural site of St. Petersburg . Date of treatment June 15, 2015.
- Wedding Palace in Furshtatskaya . We are going to St. Petersburg . Date of treatment June 15, 2015.