Singer House

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Art Nouveau architecture building historic building

Singer House is a historic Art Nouveau building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famed for its distinctive glass dome and for housing the city’s main Dom Knigi bookstore.

Aliases (1)

Дом компании Зингер ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Art Nouveau architecture → building → historic building →
architect	Pavel Suzor →
architecturalStyle	Art Nouveau →
cityCentreLandmark	true →
continent	Europe →
country	Russia →
elevationFeature	one of the first high-rise commercial buildings on Nevsky Prospekt →
endDate	1904 →
floorCount	7 →
formerName	House of the Book →
function	commercial building →
hasAddressCity	Saint Petersburg →
hasAddressCountry	Russia →
hasDome	glass dome →
hasFeature	metal framing → ornamental facade → panoramic windows →
hasPart	corner tower → glass dome →
hasSculpture	Atlantes figures → female allegorical figures →
hasViewOf	Kazan Cathedral → Nevsky Prospekt →
heritageDesignationAuthority	Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation →
heritageStatus	cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia →
localName	Дом книги → Дом компании Зингер →
locatedIn	Nevsky Prospekt → Saint Petersburg → Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg →
locatedNear	Griboyedov Canal → Kazan Cathedral →
locatedOn	Nevsky Prospekt 28 →
material	stone →
namedAfter	Singer Sewing Machine Company →
notableFor	Art Nouveau facade → distinctive glass dome → housing the main Dom Knigi bookstore in Saint Petersburg →
occupant	Dom Knigi bookstore →
originalOwner	Singer Sewing Machine Company →
roofMaterial	copper →
startDate	1902 →
touristAttraction	true →
use	bookstore → office building →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nevsky Prospekt →	hasLandmark
Singer House ("Дом компании Зингер") →	localName
Dom Knigi bookstore →	locatedIn
Dom Knigi bookstore →	partOfBuilding