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The old mansion.# 2

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St. Petersburg
Kleynmihel Mansion is located in north-western part of the Stone Island, on the banks of the river Krestovki, the flow of the Little Nevki separating Kamenny and Krestovsky island.
Located opposite the Summer or Kamennoostrovsky Theater and a member of Ensemble Theater Square.
Originally this place was giving Zhenesa (director and actor of French theater troupe). Draft testimony developed AI Shtakenshneyder. Then the new owners giving more than once rebuilt and dostraivali it. Only in 1893 the existing cottage and the right to lease the land for a period of 90 years acquired a 47-year-old Countess Maria E. Kleynmihel. Interesting fact. The father of her husband, Count, of the Adjutant General, PA Kleynmihel for the heroism shown by them during the fire at the Imperial Residence in 1837, it was on the order of Nicholas I portray in his coat of arms enveloped in flames Winter. This emblem can be seen today above the entrance to the cottage.
The architectural appearance of estates Kleynmihel shaped gradually: in 1904 the architect K. price rebuilt from an existing house, providing a front door with a large lobby. The work was carried out in 1911-1912 years on the project KK Meyboma in neo-gothic style. Especially interesting to the decision of the roof with a high spire main house, corner towers and frame stucco pinaklyami cartouche above the entrance with a coat of arms Kleynmiheley.
An integral part of song is silent openwork with vegetal ornament forged grating with gate and double gates, in which the links vpleteny graphically flawlessly executed monogram «MK - Mary Kleynmihel». The author of the lattice, as set out in 1904, was KG price. In 1912, the plant «San Galli» Project KK Meyboma fulfilled neo gates, round pillars, crowned by lanterns.
Since the war began in 1914 in the mansion was a hospital, which the Countess herself organized, and whether it is financed. In 1918godu she ever left Russia, selling a house. In 1920godu here visited Lenin, and therefore included in the list of cottage Leninskiye memorable places and have custody of the state as a monument of history. This saved the cottage from imminent destruction. From 1986 to 1989 in the country were repairs. 

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