Pharmacy at the Fault

Bauman Street in Kazan is rich in beautiful mansions. Every one of them has a
a story, sometimes not only interesting, but also tragic, such as the house Number 49, the famous pharmacy on Prolomnaya (as our Kazan Arbat was once called). The pharmacy is interesting because it has never closed, even in years. Great Patriotic War. The house was built in the first half of the 19th century. In Kazan in those years arrived Johannes Brening, a German pharmacist from Saratovskaya provinces. After borrowing money from a friend, he started a pharmacy business. In those days, it was not only the sale of finished drugs, but mostly their preparation doctor's prescription. With the young apothecary, things gradually went well. After paying off his debts, Brening buys the house and land. Father's business His son, Arnold, continued. He made a beautiful remodel of the building and installed it. The building is a beautiful clock. His fate is tragic. Civil war, its ruin business and home. In 1937 he was shot by false denunciation. The pharmacy keeps it. The memory of these amazing people. The facades of the building are made in Art Nouveau style, and The interiors are restored from old archival photos. You're coming in. imbued with the atmosphere of the turn of the XIX – XX centuries and will be surprised by the almost museum exhibits. The pharmacy is now one of the best in the city.