Restoration work on the Serebryanye Riadny cultural heritage site on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg is set to begin shortly.
The contractor will replace the roof, restore the plasterwork, and re-tile the granite steps and plinth. Work will begin with the dismantling of the later glass structures on the first floor, which once covered the open gallery.
The construction of the Silver Rows was originally funded by merchants and designed by Giacomo Quarenghi in 1784-1786 , on the site of previously burned wooden stalls where silver was traded.