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mansion on Vozdvizhenka with twisted columns .. now there is the Government House receptions
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The famous mansion Arseniy Abramovich Morozov, his nephew Sava Ivanovic. One of the famous mansions of the late 19 century. Construction of the building were built in the years 1894-1899 by the architect VA Mazyrina. Is unique in its style, imitation of the Spanish-Moorish castles, including Castle in Sintra in Portugal.
He goes the legend that after the Building so pompous and unusual for Moscow's "Moorish" building the extravagant owner's mother Barbara, nedavolnaya that made her son a gift for 25 years, she gave land for the construction of the mansion), said:
"I used to one knew what a fool you, now knows the whole of Moscow ".
And all the accusations of bad taste and brothers impracticality Arseny replied:
"My house will stand forever, but your picture is still unknown what will be"
All taken away and the house, and pictures ...
By the way, Tolstoy about this house is the moment. He is in his novel "Resurrection" and gave a description of the mansion, and the host: Nekhlyudov, passing on Vozdvizhenka, reflects on the construction of
"stupid unnecessary palace some stupid unnecessary man".
In short, the owner of the contracting authority, his friend, architect, construction, and then had himself a mansion have done a lot of noise.