Leuchtenberg House

St Petersburg


The Style Moderne gem Leuchtenberg House is so called because it once belonged to the Duke of Leuchtenberg, great-grandson of Tsar Nicholas I. Cross the street to take in the full glory of the mosaic frieze spread across the upper storey of the facade, the key decorative feature of the architect Theodor von Postels.


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