Singer House
Tsentralny District, Russia
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The Singer House, also called the House of the Book, stands where Nevsky Prospekt meets the Griboyedov Canal, opposite Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Designed by Pavel Suzor in the Art Nouveau style, it was built in 1902–1904 as the Russian headquarters of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. It is a federal cultural heritage site, and its main city bookshop opened in 1938 and remained open during World War II.
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- Built
- Type
- bookstore, office building, architectural landmark
- Heritage
- federal cultural heritage site in Russia
- Place
- Tsentralny District, Russia
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