House of Merchant Petr Rakov

One of the symbols of the city

Famous house in Kaluga, in a sense the symbol of the city. Just after the October revolution and during more than 10 years it housed the city administration and then the Central universal shop. Now i...

The house of the merchant P. Rakova

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One of the most beautiful buildings in the city. Built in the early 20th century. It looks very solemn. Here lived a Rakov merchant with his family, on the first floor there were Trade premises.

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The mansion located in the very center of Kaluga, at the intersection of Kirov and Lenin Street, is considered one of the most recognizable architectural objects of the city. At the end of the 19th century, the Rakov merchant purchased a lapse ...

The house of the merchant Rakova

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The house was built by the Kaluga trader Rakov in 1911. On the first floor there was a universal store and on the second floor there was a host with a family. Now there is a shopping center in this house.

A memory from childhood.

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Previously, when the Children's World was here, I loved walking here. On the walls there were magnificent frescoes from Russian folk fairy tales. Now, what there is only not printed. One of the most expensive shops in the city ...