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Perhaps
this
is
one
of
the
most
unusual
houses
in
the
historical
part
of
Moscow.
It
stands
on
Vozdvizhenka.
Previously,
this
was
the
mansion
of
the
noble
Moscow
merchant
Arseny
Morozov.
Now
the
house
is
considered
an
architectural
monument
of
federal
significance.
However,
Muscovites
were
able
to
appreciate
this
structure
only
in
the
early
2000s.
Contemporaries
unanimously
dubbed
the
mansion
“the
house
of
the
fool.”
The
house
was
built
in
1895-1899
according
to
the
design
of
the
architect
Viktor
Mazyrin.
The
building,
combining
elements
of
eclecticism
and
modernism,
is
stylized
in
a
neo-Moorish
spirit
-
a
rare
exoticism
for
Moscow.
At
first
glance,
the
asymmetrical
building
resembles
a
fairy-tale
oriental
castle
with
an
incredibly
elaborate
and
lush
design.
The
main
entrance
is
made
in
the
form
of
a
huge
horseshoe-shaped
portal,
decorated
with
two
columns
in
the
form
of
intertwined
ropes,
on
both
sides
of
it
there
are
towers
with
lace
attics
and
cornices,
the
facades
of
which
are
decorated
with
stucco
in
the
form
of
shells.
The
rest
of
the
mansion
combines
various
architectural
styles:
classicism,
neo-Gothic,
baroque.
Window
and
door
openings
are
decorated
with
floral
ornaments
and
floral
stucco,
and
the
balustrades
of
the
balconies
are
decorated
with
fancy
lace.
The
medallion
above
the
main
entrance
door
is
noteworthy:
it
depicts
a
dragon
sitting
on
a
chain.
The
interiors
of
the
mansion
also
demonstrated
the
broad
views
of
the
owner:
the
living
room
where
the
balls
were
held
was
designed
in
the
Empire
style,
the
state
dining
room
-
the
"Knight's
Hall"
-
was
decorated
in
the
spirit
of
pseudo-Gothic,
the
dressing
room
of
the
owner's
wife
was
designed
in
the
Baroque
style.
The
extravagant
appearance
of
the
mansion
evokes
delight
and
surprise
among
passers-by;
For
those
who
see
it
for
the
first
time,
the
building
becomes
an
unexpected
surprise,
which
was
not
expected
to
be
seen
on
an
old
Moscow
street.
The
house
on
Vozdvizhenka
became
famous
for
its
luxurious
banquets.
It
was
possible
to
gather
the
Moscow
elite
without
difficulty
-
the
owner’s
cousin,
an
avid
theatergoer
Savva
Morozov,
brought
many
of
his
own
friends
to
his
nephew,
in
particular
Maxim
Gorky.
Arseny
Morozov
lived
in
his
house
until
his
death
in
1908.
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