The house of the merchant Pavlov

The house of the merchant Pavlov

Architecture, time, history, excursion

The building you see in the photo is very interesting from the point of view of the literary life of Smolensk. Pavlov’s house has a second name – the House of Books. Where this name comes from, everything is much, simply, in - the first in this building were the offices of N. Rylenkov, M. Isakovsky, A. Tvardovsky, you will be told about this and memorial plaques, which are also visible on the building itself. The house is decorated with the most unusual patterns and structures. The house is at the intersection of the street. Kozlov and Big Soviet Street, the main street of our great Russian city of Smolensk. The architect of the building is Mikhail Meishner. The house begins its history from the merchant Elizabeth Pavlova. At this point in the history of the house, it has retained its historical identity and focus as a literary house. Here in the building itself, there is a bookstore where you can buy books, the most diverse and unusual. This house is very interesting for tourists who are interested in the literary life of our glorious and great city of Smolensk. In the history of this house, there were many interesting and varied. This house is perhaps one of the only houses to which shells of the Napoleonic army did not reach. During the Patriotic War of 1812, he was practically not injured. During the Great Patriotic War, it was almost completely destroyed, and the house was finally restored, only in 1955. You may ask in what architectural style Pavlov’s house is made – the simplest answer is a mixed style. It is impossible to find a certain style here - there are at least seven different styles. This style of architecture is also called eclecticism. The facades themselves are more reminiscent of Baroque, and some elements of the sides of the house are classicism. You can find out more about this house on our tour. House to enter part of sightseeing tour of Smolensk