Zabaikalsky Regional Museum named after A.K. Kuznetsov.
Object Type
- Monument
Monument Type
- Monument of Urban Planning and Architecture
Heritage Category
- Federal Heritage Monument
Designation Decree
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the Approval of the List of Objects of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Federal (All-Russian) Significance" No. 176, dated February 20, 1995.
Address
113 Babushkina Street, Chita
Date of Creation
1914Architect(s)
1912: Architect G.I. Zubkov
1914: Architect F.E. Ponomarev
Description
«The building was constructed in 1914, with its main facade originally facing Pushkin Street. The large two-story brick building consists of a U-shaped museum (in layout) and a rectangular library wing adjoining the courtyard side. The construction contract was awarded to G.M. Rave. The building’s decorative elements are executed in the Eclectic style. The facades are plastered with the first floor rusticated, the windows are rectangular, and the entrance openings are arched. The side risalits on the main facade are designed are designed as porticos with four columns adorned with Corinthian capitals. The keystones of the first-floor openings are decorated with mascarons. Molded interfloor bands and windows sill courses divide the building horizontally. A profiled frieze is complemented by decorative brackets. The parapet posts of the risalits are aligned with the columns axes. Mascarons are also featured on the side facades. Restoration work was conducted from 1990 to 1999, during which an annex-designed by O.V. Pishchikova-was added to the building. Since 1914, the building has housed the Chita Regional Museum (now the Zabaikalsky Regional Museum) named after A.K. Kuznetsov».