St Petersburg Sights

Bolshoy Dom

#76 of 498 things to do in St Petersburg

#299 of 2693 things to do in Russia

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  • Address
    • Liteyny pr 4
  • Transport
    • Chernyshevskaya
  • Hours
    • closed to the public

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Lonely Planet review for Bolshoy Dom

Noi Trotsky’s monolithic design for the local KGB headquarters (and current Interior Minis­try headquarters) is referred to by everyone as the ‘Bolshoy Dom’ or ‘Big House’. It’s a fierce-looking block of granite built in 1932 in the late-constructivist style and was once a byword for fear among the people of the city: most people who were taken here during the purges were never heard of again. Employees who have worked here include current president Vladimir Putin during his days as a KGB man.

 

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