Торговый дом Хомякова, Regional cultural heritage building in Tverskoy District, Moscow, Russia.
The Khomyakov apartment building (Dokhodny Dom A. S. Khomyakova) is a corner structure at Kuznetsky Most and Petrovka, built in 1900 to a design by architect I. A. Ivanov-Shits. Its faceted corner bay window carries an entrance topped by a semi-rotunda that serves as a third-floor balcony. The facade mixes stone, plaster and ceramic tiles with sculptural details taken from Greek classicism, a style art historians call a noble Greek-type Style nouveau after Otto Wagner.
The building was designed in 1899 by architect I.A. Ivanov-Shitz and reflects Moscow's growing importance as a trading center. In 1931, it gained two extra floors that changed its height and presence at the street intersection.
The ground floor housed G. Volkov and Sons' bank, while the second and third floors held the furniture department of Muir and Merrilees. Cheap furnished rooms called "Nice" and later "Toulon" lodged actors of the Bolshoi and Maly theatres, including E. D. Turchaninova in the mid-1890s, and the theatrical haunt Shcherbaki tavern stood here.
The building sits in a central Moscow location at a busy street corner, making it easy to reach. Since it houses government offices, visitors can view the outer architecture and facade details from the street.
The corner of the building features a faceted bay window crowned with a semi-rotunda that functions as a third-floor balcony. This architectural detail creates unexpected three-dimensional depth at the point where two streets meet.
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