The House of architect Leonty Nikolaevich Benois on Bolshoi Prospect of Vasilievsky Island, 57/15 is recognized as an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

The architectural and artistic design of the front facades of the building, built in 1913, is designed in the character of neoclassicism. The basement part is faced with red granite. Textured plaster is used in the decoration of the front facades. The front entrances are decorated with portals with fillets and pilasters. In the lunettes of the front entrances there are windows-lucarnas framed by stucco compositions of cartouches, plant garlands and “horns of plenty”. The building has survived without significant changes and is a rare example of late neoclassicism by Leonty Benois in St. Petersburg.

The oldest hotel in the Krasnoyarsk region - Mikhailovskaya Hotel - reopened its doors in the historical center of Minusinsk after a large-scale restoration. It is located in a monument building built in 1890 on the funds of local merchant Minayev.

The restorers restored the historic facade, restored the brickwork and unique paneling, as well as strengthened the load-bearing structures and completely redesigned the interior. Before the revolution the hotel was called “Metropol”, but now it was impossible to use this name, as the right holder of the brand did not give his consent. The solution was found in the archives - it turned out that Lenin Street, on which the building stands, used to be called in honor of the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty. This is how the new name of the hotel was born.

The exhibition "Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Century XIX".

The exhibition presents the work of Alexei Bogolyubov, a bright artist and traveler, whose art is imbued with love for Russia. He was one of the first to document his impressions of traveling through Russian cities. Special attention is paid to his sketches made in 1863 during a trip with the heir to the throne Nicholas Alexandrovich. The artist's works convey the spirit of the time and the diversity of the Russian landscape, architecture and folk life.

The master created views of Petrozavodsk, Yaroslavl, Rostov-on-Don and many other cities. He also captured the spirit of Russian industrialization, depicting factories and mines. Pictures of the southern coast of the Crimea and landscapes of the Zhigulev Mountains became an important part of his work.

The exposition is complemented by travel items from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Four putti figures were returned to the facade of the Urusov mansion.

The building of the Lermontov Library at 17-19 Liteiny Prospekt was built in the Eclectic style with elements of Renaissance and Baroque. In the course of the research we found losses and distortions of architectural elements of the facades during the renovations of the Soviet period.

The main decorative element of the facade is two compositions with putti supporting cartouches. The shields in the center of the cartouches bear the coat of arms of the last owners of the mansion, Counts Musin-Pushkin.

It is interesting that after the revolution of 1917 instead of the coat of arms in the cartouches appeared a hammer and sickle, and instead of the princely crown - a five-pointed star.

The coat of arms and the crown were restored on the basis of historical heraldic images of the coat of arms of the Musin-Pushkins and the princely crown on the coats of arms of the Lubomirskys and Urusovs.

Four plaster sculptures of putti were dismantled and copies were created.

Today, in 1761, architect Andreyan Dmitrievich Zakharov was born - the author of the Main Admiralty building in St. Petersburg, which became one of the architectural symbols of the city. He is also the author of the Nizhny Novgorod Fair, St. Andrew's Cathedral in Kronstadt, destroyed in 1932, St. Peter's Church in Gatchina and many other buildings.

Today, in 1773 was born the architect of the Classicist era Andrei Alexeyevich Mikhailov, who entered the history of architecture as Mikhailov 2nd, the 1st was his older brother Alexander.

In 1794 Mikhailov received the Big Gold Medal for his graduation project of the Gostiny Dvor, in 1811 he was awarded the title of professor of architecture.

The main buildings - the Church of St. Catherine on the Cadet Line, 27, the house of merchant Changzhin on the Fontanka Embankment, 163, the building of the Russian Academy on the 1st line of Vasilievsky Island, 52, the interiors of the Academy of Arts, the building of the Women's Patriotic Institute on the 10th line of Vasilievsky Island, 3.

A detailed guide to the architectural details of former revenue houses, “Carefully Washed,” by local historian Ksenia Sidorina, who has been washing and restoring St. Petersburg's tiles, stoves, and stained-glass windows since 2019 with a team of volunteer restorers called Geng.

The book is the most comprehensive compendium of metlach and tile stamps in Russian, as well as a guide with which you can safely go walking around St. Petersburg in search of already washed stained glass windows, stoves, ceramic floors and walls.

On August 21, in Conference Hall 1, Pavilion 3 on Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, the National Center “Russia” will host an event dedicated to modern restoration technologies and innovative methods of preserving cultural heritage - “Restoring the Lost: Restoration of Masterpieces and the Role of AI in Returning Lost Heritage.”

The event will discuss the complex restoration processes hidden from the general public, the latest achievements in digital restoration, and the prospects for using AI in cultural heritage preservation.

Today, August 20, 1721, the fountains and cascades of Peterhof were launched for the first time. They are fed by reservoirs on the Ropsha Heights, from where water flows by gravity thanks to the difference in elevation. The idea was proposed by French architect Jean-Baptiste Leblond, and the construction was supervised by hydraulic engineer Vasily Tuvalkov.

Two architects from ACM Group were recognized by the Union of Restorers of St. Petersburg for their conscientious work and personal contribution to the preservation of St. Petersburg's cultural heritage.

Today, in 1747, Vincenzo Brenna (also known as Vikenty Frantsevich Brenna) was born in Florence. He was the court architect of Emperor Paul I, the creator of Mikhailovsky Castle, as well as numerous buildings and interiors in Pavlovsk and Gatchina. The architect also worked extensively in Rome and Warsaw, and died in 1820 in Dresden.

The Committee for State Control, Use, and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (KGIOP) of St. Petersburg has recognized the complex of buildings at Warsaw Station as a cultural heritage site of regional significance. The main station building, the reservoir, the locomotive depot, and the tool shop have been granted this status.

Warsaw Station was built in 1852-1853 according to a design by architect K.A. Skarzhinsky for the railway from the capital to Gatchina. In 1857-1860 , architect P.O. Salmanovich built a new building to expand the station. The metal frame with glass filling, which covered the entire opening of the boarding platforms, corresponded to the advanced engineering trends of the 19th century, but proved to be expensive to operate and was polluted by locomotive smoke.

In 1859, a road was built to Pskov. On December 15, 1862, traffic to Warsaw was opened. It was from here that trains departed from St. Petersburg to Europe, including the Nord-Express, celebrated by Nabokov.

Restoration work has begun on the former Astoria Hotel in the center of Saratov, a cultural heritage site of federal significance, better known as the Volga.

The history of the Astoria dates back to 1911, when Dmitry Tikhomirov, a merchant of the first guild, purchased a plot of land on what was then German Street. Initially, he planned to build a residential building, but by 1913, the project had been changed: architect Semyon Kallistratov developed a plan to build a 200-room hotel with retail space on the first floor. The building was constructed in the Art Deco style, with an attic floor, open galleries, and sculptures of knights on pylons, created based on sketches by sculptor Bogoslovsky. Vladimir Mayakovsky was a frequent guest at the hotel.

Today, architects from ACM Group visited the Church of the Nativity of Christ on the grounds of the Malsky Monastery in the Pskov Region once again. They “smoothed out” the rough edges and won in the creative competition.

On September 3, the World Club of Petersburgers, the organizing committee of the Golden Trezzini International Award, and the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg in the Sovereign Bastion of the Peter and Paul Fortress will open an exhibition of the winners of the seventh season of the Golden Trezzini Award. And, of course, the winner in the “Best Restoration Project” category for 2024—the Harpe Tower Complex in mountainous Ingushetia—will take its rightful place in the exhibition at such a significant historical and cultural monument.

Today, in 1856, Russian architect Leonty Nikolayevich Benois was born in Peterhof. He was a master of St. Petersburg eclecticism, an academician since 1885, a professor since 1892, and a full member of the Imperial Academy of Arts since 1893, as well as an actual state councilor. It would be pointless to list all of Benois's designs, as there are more than 60 of them, and his surname speaks for itself. The main ones are the Singing Chapel, the Benois Building at the Russian Museum, the Benois House on Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt, the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes on Kovensky Lane, and St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny.

The Church of Our Lady of All Who Sorrow Joy with Pennies, recreated with the direct participation of ACM Group on Obukhovskaya Oborona Avenue in St. Petersburg, has been nominated for the 8th International Golden Trezzini Award in the category “Best Completed Restoration Project.”

The towers of the Pskov-Pechersk Monastery, restored according to a design by ACM Group, have been nominated for the 8th International Golden Trezzini Award in the category “Best Completed Restoration Project.”

Today, in 1710, architect Antonio Rinaldi was born in Palermo. In 1751, Rinaldi signed a seven-year contract and was invited to serve in Russia. In 1754, he became the architect of the small court, joining the inner circle of the future Emperor Peter III. At the suggestion of the heir to the throne, Rinaldi began his work in Oranienbaum, where he built the palace of Peter III, the Opera House, the ensemble of the Imperial Summer Residence with the Chinese Palace and the Catalan Hill. In addition, the architect later designed the Marble Palace, Prince Vladimir Cathedral, the Grand Palace in Gatchina, and St. Catherine's Cathedral in Yamburg in the capital.

The Moscow Kremlin Museums have presented for the first time a three-volume catalog of unique architectural drawings of the Kremlin Palace complex and the Armory Chamber.

The appearance of the Moscow Kremlin complex underwent numerous reconstructions over the centuries before becoming what we are accustomed to seeing today. The only evidence of past changes are the surviving drawings from the second half of the 18th century to the first quarter of the 20th century from the Graphics Department of the Moscow Kremlin Museums. The museum presented an unprecedented collection of 775 drawings, sketches, and drafts to the public in the publication Architectural Graphics. The Kremlin Palace Complex. The Armoury."

The greatest difficulty in the work was the volume—more than 700 sheets were drawn from the Graphics Fund alone. Historians also worked with the collection of drawings by Matvey Kazakov, stored in the Museum of Architecture, drawings from the collection of the Historical Museum, and documents from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts and the Russian State Historical Archive. Another difficulty in the work was the ruined condition of the drawings. In some cases, it was only after restoration work—reinforcement and cleaning—that it was possible to read the signatures and establish authorship.

"Strangely enough, the most difficult drawings are those from the 1920s. They were made on very poor quality paper. Many drawings were made on tracing paper, which breaks down over time, literally crumbling in your hands. Restorers manage to piece these things together—this is the most difficult work. Even drawings from the 18th century are easier to work with, as the quality of the paper was better," said Asya Tikhomirova, curator of the Moscow Kremlin Museums' Graphic Arts Collection.

All-Russian competition for videos about cultural heritage sites and historic buildings, “Place of Power.”

The competition aims to promote Russia's architectural heritage and create a unified visual archive of historical sites that reflects both their value and the author's personal perception. Participants are invited to talk about significant architectural and historical monuments through short videos, conveying their atmosphere, significance, and role in personal or public memory.