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An
architectural
monument
in
the
Art
Nouveau
style
with
elements
of
English
Gothic.
The
authors
of
the
project
are
Pokrovsky
and
his
assistant
Velichko.
Until
1920
it
was
a
private
gymnasium
of
the
Pokrovsky
sisters.
In
Soviet
times,
first
secondary
school
No.
62
was
located
here,
then
evening
school
for
working
youth
No.
17.
Due
to
the
emergency
condition
of
the
building,
the
school
was
closed.
The
building
had
been
abandoned
and
boarded
up
for
about
15
years.
In
1980
it
was
transferred
to
the
Institute
of
Culture.
Students
took
an
active
part
in
its
restoration.
Now
here
is
the
theater
department
of
the
University
of
Arts.
Kotlyarevsky.
The
building
is
decorated
with
sculptures
of
chimeras,
salamanders,
wolf
heads,
and
ancient
knightly
coats
of
arms.
It
is
interesting
that
on
the
facade
of
the
building
you
can
see
the
heads
of
the
authors
of
the
project
(young
Velichko
in
the
form
of
a
medieval
student
scribe
and
Pokrovsky
in
the
form
of
a
professor-reader
in
glasses).
These
sculptures
were
secretly
commissioned
by
Pokrovsky's
sisters.
At
the
fourth
floor
level,
two
mirrored
humanoid
creatures
can
be
seen
to
the
left
and
right.
From
time
to
time,
students
paint
their
nails
on
one
of
them,
which
can
be
reached
from
the
window.😉
You
can
attend
performances
of
the
student
theater.
PS
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try
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Good
mood
to
everyone
and
pleasant
travels.
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