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Lobanov-Rostovsky Residence or the Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace is a building at 12 Admiralteysky Avenue in
The Neoclassical or Empire style building is an early work of the architect Auguste de Montferrand. The triangular building faces Admiralty Garden,
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In 1824, the mezzanine and the first floor of the residence were rented for the Ministry of War of the Russian Empire for 63,000 roubles a year. On 23 June 1828, the entire building was bought by the State Treasury for one million roubles, and in 1829-1830 it was renovated to meet the Ministry's needs. It housed the principal establishments of the Ministry until its dissolution in 1918.
After October 1917, there was a Military-Political Academy, aeronautical museum and dormitory located in the building. From 1946, Project Institute no. 1, the head organisation for designing industrial buildings and complexes, was located here.
In 2009, a project to renovate the building for the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts chain started, which was originally scheduled to open in 2011, then postponed to early 2012 and later to mid-2013. The project was subsequently completed, and the hotel began operating as the Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace. Four Seasons Hotels ceased managing the hotel in 2022, due to economic sanctions imposed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The hotel continues to use the name, even though it is no longer part of the international chain.
Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg
- official website
lionpalace.ru
- project site for the ongoing Four Seasons' renovation *http://eng.nimrah.ru/exhibitions/old/51/ {{Four Seasons Hotels Palaces in Saint Petersburg Hotels in Saint Petersburg Auguste de Montferrand buildings and structures Four Seasons hotels and resorts Neoclassical architecture in Russia Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia, constructed in 1817-1820 for Prince Alexander Yakovlevich Lobanov-Rostovsky
The House of Lobanov-Rostovsky is a branch of the House of Rurik whose male-line ancestors ruled the Principality of Rostov in present-day Russia.
History
It originated with Prince Ivan (nicknamed Loban for his wide forehead), who lived at ...
. Today, the building houses a luxury hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
, the Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace, named for the two Medici Lions at the main entrance.
It is not to be confused with the Lobanov-Rostovsky House at 43, Myasnitskaya Street, Moscow.
Architecture
The Neoclassical or Empire style building is an early work of the architect Auguste de Montferrand. The triangular building faces Admiralty Garden, Voznesensky Avenue
Voznesensky Prospekt (russian: Вознесенский проспект) is a 1.8 km long street in Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Crossing Saint Isaac's Square, the Moika (Blue Bridge (Saint Petersburg), Blue Bridge) a ...
and Saint Isaac's Square
Saint Isaac's Square or Isaakiyevskaya Ploshchad (russian: Исаа́киевская пло́щадь), known as Vorovsky Square (russian: Площадь Воровского) between 1923 and 1944, in Saint Petersburg, Russia is a major city s ...
.
The main entrance, on the Admiralteisky Avenue, has an eight-column portico facing the Admiralty building, and its porch is guarded by white marble Medici lions by sculptor Paolo Triscorni
Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Paolo
Art
*Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter
*Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...
on granite pedestals.encspb.ru/ref> Triscorni's sculptures were made famous by
Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
in his last long poem, ''The Bronze Horseman
The ''Bronze Horseman'' (russian: link=no, Медный всадник, literally "copper horseman") is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was opened to the public on 7 (18) August ...
''.
History
In 1824, the mezzanine and the first floor of the residence were rented for the Ministry of War of the Russian Empire for 63,000 roubles a year. On 23 June 1828, the entire building was bought by the State Treasury for one million roubles, and in 1829-1830 it was renovated to meet the Ministry's needs. It housed the principal establishments of the Ministry until its dissolution in 1918.
After October 1917, there was a Military-Political Academy, aeronautical museum and dormitory located in the building. From 1946, Project Institute no. 1, the head organisation for designing industrial buildings and complexes, was located here.
In 2009, a project to renovate the building for the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts chain started, which was originally scheduled to open in 2011, then postponed to early 2012 and later to mid-2013. The project was subsequently completed, and the hotel began operating as the Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace. Four Seasons Hotels ceased managing the hotel in 2022, due to economic sanctions imposed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The hotel continues to use the name, even though it is no longer part of the international chain.
References
External links
Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg
- official website
lionpalace.ru
- project site for the ongoing Four Seasons' renovation *http://eng.nimrah.ru/exhibitions/old/51/ {{Four Seasons Hotels Palaces in Saint Petersburg Hotels in Saint Petersburg Auguste de Montferrand buildings and structures Four Seasons hotels and resorts Neoclassical architecture in Russia Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg