The Central State Historical Archive of Georgia handed over to the historians of ACM Group a unique documentary film about the temple of Tkhaba Yerdy in mountainous Ingushetia before its restoration during the Soviet era.

On June 27, the "Chinese Kitchen" pavilion will open in Oranienbaum after restoration. Its exposition will be devoted to the structure of the palace kitchen of the second half of the 19th century - visitors will be shown everyday items and technical innovations used by cooks and cooks. The "Chinese Kitchen" is not only about everyday life, but also about architecture - during the restoration of the pavilion two historical doorways were uncovered, the cellar, the floor of limestone slabs, doors and windows were recreated according to the iconography of the late XIX century and the description of 1873. The historic brick chimney, to which the tile stoves used to adjoin, was preserved on the first floor.

The "Chinese Kitchen" building was built by architect Ludwig Bonstedt in 1852-1854 to serve the Chinese Palace in the summertime.

Barnaul is preparing for the restoration of one of its architectural symbols. The Kazakov House on Pushkin Street, an object of cultural heritage of regional significance, attracts attention with its simplicity and elegance at the same time - two floors of wood decorated with lace platbands, a corner tower, which was once crowned by a wrought iron lattice decorated with symbols of triangles and crescents.

The mansion, which has recently passed into private hands, is awaiting a comprehensive restoration and adaptation to functions that are still being kept secret.

The restoration of the House of merchant Likhatsky, who got rich in his time by trading in building materials, is starting in Krasnodar. This is a unique building of the late 19th - early 20th centuries, combining elements of brick architecture and wooden architecture, preserving Dutch ovens and decorative interior decoration.

The restoration of the Moscow State University on Sparrow Hills is in full swing. Today the architects of ACM Group are inspecting the completed works, and tomorrow they will ride the lifts on the facades and climb the spire, the height of which is more than 200 meters.

Director of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky announced today at a press conference at TASS the restoration of the Hermitage building complex.

"We are embarking on another great subject - it is called the great restoration of the Hermitage. Just as the Louvre once did the Grand Louvre and it's time for them to do it all again, we need to restore the whole complex of Hermitage buildings again - it's been a long time since it was all done. This is a new project for many years that will be important theoretically and scientifically. We are also talking about such gems as the Hermitage Theater and the Menshikov Palace," Piotrovsky said.

It should be reminded that both of these unique objects were restored according to the designs of the architects who later created ACM.

Restoration work on the facades of the St. John's Ravelin and the State, Naryshkin and Trubetskoy bastions, which began in 2022, should be completed by December 2026. The granite blocks from which the walls are built are cleaned from bio-damage, large chips are replaced with granite inserts made of absolutely identical Rapakivi granite from the quarry in Karelia.

The historic Karatygin House on Timiryazeva Street in Murom looks like it won't wait for restoration. Photographer Irina Kazantseva captured the current state of the building.

The construction of the house began in 1837 on the funds of merchant Grigory Shvedov. A quarter of a century later, entrepreneur Maxim Karatygin bought it for 11,000 silver, and later acquired a beautiful garden surrounding the building. In 1873 the house became the officers' apartments of an infantry regiment, and in 1881 the headquarters of the 13th Narva Hussar Regiment, a veterinary infirmary and a team of trumpeters moved in. After the October Revolution the house was occupied by the Murom Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, and later it was given to communal apartments.

The Central State Historical Archive of Georgia handed over to the historians of ACM Group the mid-20th century photographs depicting the Vovnushki Tower Complex in the mountainous Ingushetia.

The restoration of the complex should begin this year.

Today, June 27, 1754, Empress Elizabeth approved the design of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. The author was Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli. The construction was completed in 1762 under Catherine II.

The Russian Association of Restorers informs that in order to exchange experience and establish business contacts of the professional community a business mission of the Association's restorers to Algeria is planned from December 08 to 14, including the I Algerian-Russian Restoration Conference with visits to restoration projects.

The new issue of the XXIII "Architectural Yearbook. 2025", published by the Association of Architectural Workshops with autographs of leading architects of St. Petersburg, is especially popular and undoubtedly represents already a collector's value.

The Central State Historical Archive of Georgia handed over to the historians of “ACM Group” unique photographs of the middle of the XX century, depicting the structures of the Egikal Tower Complex in the mountainous Ingushetia.

Today, June 29, 1561, the construction of the Pokrovsky Cathedral in Moscow, known as St. Basil's Cathedral, was completed.

The monument of Russian architecture of the XVI century was erected “...by the command of the pious Tsar Grand Duke Ivan Vasilievich all Russia Autocrat and under ...Tsarevich Ivan and under Tsarevich Theodore ...this holy church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God in the summer of 7069 month of June 29”.

The Central State Historical Museum of Georgia handed over to the historians of “ACM Group” photographs of the middle of the XX century, depicting the Byalgan Tower Complex in the mountainous Ingushetia.

Architects of ACM Group continue author's supervision of restoration works on tower complexes in Ingushetia. Khairakh, Pui, Doshkhakle, Keli, Tumgi and Eban are the topical sites of today. Soon they will be joined by work that has started on the Furtoug and Garakh tower complexes.

Last Friday, specialists from ACM Group climbed the spire of the main building of Moscow State University on Vorobyovy Gory. Video inside and outside the spire, at a height of over 200 meters.

The Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences handed over to the historians of “ACM Group” the archaeological reports of M.B.Muzhukhoev of 1978, which, in addition to unique archaeological data and information, contain quite a lot of photographs of tower complexes of Ingushetia. The photo shows the crypts of the Dukhurgisht tower complex before restoration in the XXI century.

Large-scale restoration of the Koporsk Fortress is being prepared in the Leningrad Region.

The Museum Agency has prepared proposals for the phased development of the territory, which involves large-scale restoration of the fortress and landscaping.

The fortress was founded in 1280, the walls and towers date back to the middle of the XV century, the church - XVI-XVII centuries. The area of the fortress is 10.3 thousand square meters.

In 2020, the story of the collapse of a part of the wall in the entrance area received a public outcry, after which the fortress was closed for anti-damage works.

With the support of a grant from the Russian Geographical Society, the monograph “Vladikavkaz - the Fate of a Fortress”, written by Delyara Tebiyeva, Head of the Department of Physical and Socio-Economic Geography at North Ossetian State University, and Lyubov Kebalova, Associate Professor at the Department of Ecology and Nature Management, was published.

The authors investigated in detail the origin and development of the fortress, which was originally conceived as a defense outpost of the Caucasus. It was from here that the construction of the famous Georgian Military Road - a strategic artery that played a crucial role in the development of the region and strengthening of Russia's position in the south of the country - began. Readers will learn about visits to the fortress by such personalities as Emperor Nicholas I, Alexander Pushkin and Iranian Prince Khozrev-Mirza.

The architectural complex “Salt Town” is planned to be fully transferred to the Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad. The complex has the status of an object of cultural heritage of federal significance, in 1944-1949 all its premises were occupied first by the exhibition and then by the Museum of the Defense of Leningrad, today in the buildings of the town is located the Naval Academy.

Salt Town is a complex of buildings bounded by the Fontanka embankment, Salt Lane, Pestel and Gangut streets. It was named after the salt warehouses located in the buildings of the town until the middle of the 19th century.