Spaso House, Moscow

Name: Spaso House
Address: Arbat district, Spasopeskovskaya Square. (Спасопесковская площадь), 10, Moscow, Russia

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Spaso House is a listed Neoclassical Revival building at No. 10 Spasopeskovskaya Square in Moscow. It was originally built in 1913 as the mansion of the textile industrialist Nikolay Vtorov. Since 1933, it has been the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and since 1991, to the Russian Federation. The building belonged to the USSR and later Russia and, under the 1985 lease contract, the U.S. was supposed to pay 72,500 Soviet roubles per year, which by 2001 was the equivalent of about $3, which the U.S. had failed to pay in 1993. In 2004, the two sides concluded a new 49-year lease that was said to be based on a joint assessment of the property's value; the rent rate was not disclosed. ()

Local name: Особняк Второва Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 55°45'3"N, 37°35'19"E

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Arbat district, Spasopeskovskaya Square. (Спасопесковская площадь), 10Центральный административный ок (Арбат)Moscow Russia

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Spaso House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monument to Marina Tsvetaeva, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building, State Museum of Oriental Art, Monument to the Heroes – Schoolchildren.

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Museum
Monument to Marina Tsvetaeva, Moscow
7 min walk • The Monument to Marina Tsvetaeva is a monument in Moscow in Borisoglebsky Lane opened in 2007. Authors of a monument — the sculptor N. A. Matveeva, architects S. P. Buritsky, A. S. Dubovsky. The monument belongs to the category "city sculpture".
~1900 ftSW
Tower
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building, Moscow
10 min walk • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers, designed and overseen by Vladimir Gelfreykh and Adolf Minkus.
0.6 miNE
Museum, Art museum, History museum
State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow
15 min walk • The State Museum of Oriental Art is one of the biggest cultural institutions in the world for preservation, research, and display of Oriental art.
0.5 miNE
Memorial
Monument to the Heroes – Schoolchildren, Moscow
13 min walk • The Monument to the Heroes – Schoolchildren is a memorial, established in Moscow in 1971 near the school building № 110. Dedicated to schoolchildren who died in the Eastern Front of World War II. The designers of the monument are the sculptor D. Yu. Mitlyansky and the architects E. A. Rozenblum and P. I. Skokan.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Bourganov's House, Moscow
12 min walk • Bourganov's House is a Russian state museum named after its founder, the Russian sculptor Alexander Bourganov. The museum was based on the private studio of the sculptor founded in 1984, in the historical area of Old Arbat in Moscow.
0.6 miW
Bridge
Smolensky Metro Bridge, Moscow
15 min walk • Smolensky Metro Bridge is a steel arch bridge that spans Moskva River in Dorogomilovo District of Moscow, Russia. It is the first bridge built for the Moscow Metro in 1935–1937, designed by N.P.Polikarpov, P.K.Antonov and Yakovlev brothers.
0.7 miS
Museum, Art gallery, Art
Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow
18 min walk • Russian Academy of Arts is the State scientific Institution of Russian Federation, eligible heir to the USSR Academy of Arts. RAKh is the public cultural Institution—a counterpart of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the field of fine arts, architecture, decorations, design and art education.
0.5 miNE
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Greater Church of the Ascension, Moscow
14 min walk • The Greater Church of Christ's Ascension is one of the largest parish churches in downtown Moscow. It is a major landmark of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and Nikitskiye Vorota Square.
~830 ftSE
Memorial, Memorial site
Tsoi Wall, Moscow
5 min walk • The Tsoi Wall is a graffiti-covered wall in Moscow, dedicated to musician Viktor Tsoi and his band Kino. The wall is located at the house №37, at the intersection of Arbat Street and Krivoarbatsky Lane and is considered one of Moscow's landmarks.
0.4 miN
Memorial
Monument to Joseph Brodsky, Moscow
12 min walk • The Monument to Joseph Brodsky was installed in 2011 in Moscow on Novinsky Boulevard near the United States embassy building. The authors of the monument are the sculptor Georgy Frangulyan and the architect Sergey Skuratov.
~920 ftSE
Street
Arbat Street, Moscow
5 min walk • Arbat Street, mainly referred to in English as the Arbat, is a pedestrian street about one kilometer long in the historical centre of Moscow, Russia.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Spaso House?

Nearby attractions include Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, Moscow (2 min walk), New Arbat Avenue, Moscow (3 min walk), Tsoi Wall, Moscow (5 min walk), Arbat Street, Moscow (5 min walk).

How to get to Spaso House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Spaso House:

Bus

Кинотеатр Октябрь • Lines: м2, м7, Н2 (4 min walk)
Новинский бульвар • Lines: м2, м7, Н2 (6 min walk)

Metro

Smolenskaya • Lines: 3 (8 min walk)
Arbatskaya • Lines: 3 (16 min walk)

Train

Moscow Kiyevsky (30 min walk)
Москва-Товарная-Киевская (34 min walk)