merchant's house Igumnova Yakimanka striking bizarre and pretentiousness of its decorations.Built in the 19th century, it is almost unchanged survives today.Today there permanently inhabits the French ambassador, because just like a visit to a senior official did not get.
But igumnov house on Yakimanka yet available to the public, and to discover all its finery and splendor everyone can.External charms can be estimated if the walk through the area.It tells the history of every brick building.
story mansion
building resembles an ancient Russian tower, built by order of Nicholas Igumnova.Moscow thought the house as the residence of the owner of the Yaroslavl factory.Though Igumnov and large funds, but the choice of the area for new buildings fell on unprestigious poor.His preference for a rich man to justify the fact that he grew up in these parts.Even warnings that neighboring squalid huts spoil the impression of the imperial palace, did not convince the businessman to abandon the idea.
was invited for the construction of Yaroslavl architect Nikolai Pozdeev, countryman Igumnova.To emphasize the power of the owner, his condition was chosen the most popular and colorful style of architecture of that time - pseudo.By the way, in the same spirit it was built and Terem Palace.It called pseudo-Russian style of imitation old wooden tower.
not spare the money to build, Igumnov ordered Dutch bricks, tiles were ordered at the porcelain factory of Kuznetsova.
in the building, both on the gypsy horse was collected beautiful things that exist in the Russian architecture.From this excessive splendor Pozdeyeva branded provincial, completely devoid of flavor architect.Over by the customer laughed less.Yielding to criticism and having heard mocking swipe at the owner, architect broke down and committed suicide.But he not only finished off criticism of the artist.House of merchant Igumnova flew into penny and surpassed original estimates.By the customer refused to pay more for something that is not included in the initial project.This ruined Pozdeyeva.The only way out was the death.
Legends home Igumnova
igumnov house steeped in a variety of mysteries and legends.The most mysterious and still is a legend of the dancer.According to her, a rich merchant built a house for his mistress - the girl of amazing beauty, which was madly in love.But it is not he alone pleased charmer eyes and excites consciousness.Susceptible to a life of luxury, she managed hosting lovers.Found out about infidelity, furious Igumnov killed the beauty, and her body was bricked into the walls of the building.Since then, they say that the night wandering ghost white troubled girl.But the current resident ambassador to France, did not complain and igumnov house on Bolshaya Yakimanka does not intend to leave.
Another fiction argues that igumnov house nearly cost him his life.He ordered to lay the floor one of the rooms of gold coins depicting the emperor Profile up.For such a thoughtless disregard Nicholas nearly banished, and he had to flee.Probably, the merchant would find, but he saved the life of the revolution.
Purpose home in different years
Everyone knows that now occupies the house Igumnova French Ambassador.But it was not always, but only since 1938.Originally designed the house fanned secret: whether it is a "dacha", or apartment for his mistress.But the fact that it was built for personal use of a merchant, exactly.
revolution commandeered house and make it available to the club factory Goznak.A year after the death of Lenin in 1925, the building was transformed by new residents.They began to leading physicians, who founded the Institute for Brain Research.Researchers have tried to penetrate the mystery of genius Vladimir Lenin.Then, the list of "outstanding brains" filled up the gray matter and samples of many other greats.
style house Igumnova
igumnov house combines the elements of many styles.Decorative elements: the bell tower, columns, tents - irreconcilable until that time, woven into the architectural ensemble of the workshop under the hand Pozdeyeva.Although the structure and is a bit overweight, but otherwise the pseudo-Russian style and does not represent.
Despite the fact that in this style have been built Terem Palace in the Moscow Kremlin, the company did not accept the new person - igumnov house.Art critics of the time characterized the structure as a jumble of Greek classicism, Rococo, Renaissance and Gothic.
Now igumnov house in Moscow - an architectural monument and example of high art.
Exterior Building
The exterior of the building used by a large number of decorative elements to be combined with the previous building.Such dissonance allegedly achieved by introducing into the facade decoration wood carving, figured brickwork, metal forging and casting even.
Nevertheless, Russian style - a cross-cutting motif in all the elements, although the building, except for the grand staircase and the room to which it leads, is considered to be made in the European style.
igumnov house facades kept finish, although since 1938 and has undergone a certain "ofrantsuzhivanie."The architects of the first to recognize the magnificence of the building and tried to bring a drop of French charm in Russian heaviness.
Interior
main styles in the interior of the room is the empire, and each element displays the word.Igumnov house has contained a breadth of the Russian soul and efficiently connect it to the classicism.Decorating the house engaged Ivan Pozdeev - brother Nicholas Pozdeyeva.
Every piece of furniture was adorned with gold-plated elements.Rooms lit rooms with large windows, which are inserted in the arched openings.The walls are painted in the color of ivory, which are located along the piers.
Bas form the frame within which pull luxury silk or hang a picture.
Brain homes Igumnova
German neuroscientist Oskar Vogt became head of the laboratory to find areas in the brain genius of the late Vladimir Lenin.In addition to Vogt, in the house were settled a few specialists who worked on this difficult task.After some time, the laboratory grew into the Institute of the brain.
As you know, the truth is learned in comparison, because in addition to the outstanding zaspirtovannye mind of Lenin, the Institute began to bring their and others, including Lunacharsky, Zetkin, White, Mayakovsky and many others.
produce supermen planned in the building under the former name of "igumnov house", Moscow.Yakimanka was ready to accomplished world revolution in the field of medicine.But the performance was equal to zero, because the Institute turned into a museum, and then completely liquidated.
funny coincidence
Near the modern French Embassy in 1979, was built the embassy office.Superb modern building.Angular, sharp, like a pyramid, painted in dark red color.Ultranovoe, it is nevertheless very similar ... another mausoleum, where Lenin's body rests.
Some historians attribute this mysterious coincidence one polulegendoy.Rumor has it that in the late 19th century, a young man was so struck by the grandeur of the house Igumnova that he decided to become a famous architect.This young man was allegedly Alexei Shchusev - author of the famous mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow.
