Lobanov-Rostovsky Residence or the Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace is a building at 12 Admiralteysky Avenue in Saint Petersburg, Russia, constructed in 1817-1820 for Prince A.Y. Lobanov-Rostovsky.[1] The building is being renovated for the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, scheduled to open early 2012.
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The Neoclassical or Empire style building is an early work of the architect Auguste de Montferrand.[1] The triangular building faces Admiralteisky Avenue, Voznesensky Avenue and Saint Isaac's Square.
The main entrance, on the Admiralteisky Avenue, has an eight-column portico facing the Admiralty building, and its porch is guarded by white marble Medici lions by sculptor Paolo Triscorni on granite pedestals.[1][2] Triscorni's sculptures were made famous by Pushkin in his last long poem, The Bronze Horseman.
In 1824, the mezzanine and the first floor of the residence[1] were rented for the Ministry of War of the Russian Empire for 63,000 rouble]s a year. On 23 June 1828, the entire building was bought by the State Treasury for one million roubles, and in 1829-1830 it was renovated to meet the Ministry's needs. It housed the principal establishments of the Ministry until its dissolution in 1918.
After October 1917 there was Military-Political Academy, aeronautical museum and dormitory located in the building. Since 1946, Project Institute no 1, the head organisation for designing industrial buildings and complexes has been located here.[1]
In 2009 a project to renovate the building for the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts started,[3] scheduled to be finished in 2011[4] for opening early 2012.[5]
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