Moscow Sights

House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries

#135 of 579 things to do in Moscow

#314 of 2693 things to do in Russia

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    • Vozdvizhenka ul 16
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    • Arbatskaya

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Lonely Planet review for House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries

The ‘Moorish Castle’ studded with seashells was built in 1899 for an eccentric merchant, Arseny Morozov, who was inspired by a real one in Spain. The inside is sumptuous and equally over the top. Morozov’s mother, who lived next door, apparently declared of her son’s home, ‘Until now, only I knew you were mad; now everyone will’. This place is not normally open to the public, but sometimes exhibitions are held here; alternatively, Dom Patriarshy Tours (http://russiatravel-pdtours.netfirms.com/) occasionally brings groups here.

 

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