Private Constructivist Architecture Tour in St Petersburg with Local Expert

The first stop is the House of Soviets of Narsvskiy District. The architectural structure is made in the shape of an asymmetric composition: the four-story base is adjacent to a 50-meter tower. The upper part of the tower is crowned with the symbol of the hammer and sickle. The main building is decorated with rows of ribbon windows, emphasizing its length. Various types of marble, granite and valuable wood were used in its construction.The Palace of Culture and Technology of I.I. Gaza has always been a cultural center of the district. It has been it repaired inside and became a very beautiful and modern place that represents the culture of post-Soviet Russia.The building of Ligovksy baths is a simple functional structure with unusual parabolic forms is one of the typical projects of the Leningrad avantgarde. It expresses the curious combination of rounded and angular shapes that were popular in the Soviet Russia.After going down the Ligovsky Prospekt you will reach the Moskovsky Prospekt. Here you will find the Moscow District Council, made in the shape of a cylinder with the unusual contrast of vertical rectangular parts. The cylinder created a kind of atrium, and the corridors were replaced by circular galleries, which makes it easy to get to any part of the building.The Krasnoe Znamya is the unique example of expressionism designed by E. Mendelssohn and also the most famous monument of constructivism in St. Petersburg. It was a knitwear factory, and its power substation is located on Korpusnaya street. The dynamic facade, according to the author's idea, should resemble “a ship that freights production”. A fascinating mix of rounded shapes and angular ones makes a really interesting visual effect.Levashovskiy bakery. The functionality of the cylindrical shape of the main room reflects the circular method of making bread. Cylindrical rooms complemented by ribbon windows and vertical pipelines are the best representation of the strange mix of extraordinary shapes and perfect functionality.The last location of your tour is a 2,200-seat theater hall with an amphitheater parterre and two balconies, surrounded by a circular foyer. Grandiose and dark exterior of Lensovet House of Culture still amazes with its angular shape and bold architectural solutions. The building still looks fresh with its curved shapes that make it a unique piece of architecture.