Molotovugol, Regional cultural heritage site in Perm, Russia
Molotovugol is a four-story building on Monastyrskaya Street in Perm, designed by architect V. G. Chernov in the Stalinist Empire style. Its central section carries a colonnade, and plaster lion sculptures stand at the entrance, which gave the house its nickname. The building was erected in 1946 for the Molotovugol combine.
The building was constructed in 1946 during the coal mining boom and served as headquarters for the Molotovugol industrial complex. It was built when the city bore the name Molotov and mining dominated the local economy.
The building's nickname, Dom so Lvami (House with the Lions), comes from the plaster lions placed at the entrance, not from the miner figures. The miner statues on the fourth-floor balcony were removed after the organization Permglavsnab moved in, so visitors today see the lions as the surviving decorative feature that gave the building its name.
The building is situated on Monastyrskaya Street in the city center and is easily reached on foot, especially from the riverfront area. The facade and lion sculptures are clearly visible from public spaces and can be viewed from outside without special arrangements.
The limestone lions at the entrance have become so characteristic that locals call the building Dom so Lvami, which means the House with the Lions. This nickname has persisted for decades and is now part of how residents identify the place.
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