Embassy of France in Moscow

Embassy of France in Moscow

The The Embassy of France in Moscow is the diplomatic mission of the French Republic in the Russian Federation. The chancery is located at 45 Bolshaya Yakimanka Street ( _ru. ул. Большая Якиманка, 45) in the Yakimanka District of Moscow. [fr icon cite web
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The building

The oldest building occupied by the embassy, facing Yakimanka Street (No. 43) - Igumnov House - was built in 1883ndash1893 to the design by Nikolay Pozdeyev (1855-1893), and cost the architect his life. Igumnov family acquired the lot in 1851; in 1880 Nikolay Igumnov hired Nikolay Pozdeyev to rebuild the old two-story empire style mansion into a larger residence. Pozdeyev, a graduate of Imperial Academy of Arts, already had five years of practice as the town architect of Yaroslavl, where Igumnov had substantial investments in textile mills. Halfway through the project, in 1888,ru icon Embassy of France. History. [http://www.ambafrance-ru.org/spip.php?article147] ] architect and the client agreed to discard the existing structure altogether and redesign the building from scratch; its dimensions, as built, increased to 45×33 meters. [ru icon Architectural monuments of Moscow, v.4: Zamoskvorechye (Памятники архитектуры Москвы. Замоскворечье. — М.: Искусство, 1994. ISBN 5-210-02548-4) p.136-137] After 13 years of slow progress the building attracted public attention and became a target of numerous art critics, detesting its pseudo-russian luxury; whether for this reason or due to sheer greed, Igumnov refused to compensate cost overruns to Pozdeyev; ruined architect committed suicide in October 1893.

After the October Revolution the nationalised building was taken over by a communal club, then by medical institutions; the Embassy of France has occupied it continuously since 1938. A larger, modernist Embassy structure (No. 45) was built on an adjacent block in 1979; since that year, Igumnov House became an official residence of the ambassador. ru icon Embassy of France. History. [http://www.ambafrance-ru.org/spip.php?article147] ] In August 2007 the management of GlavUpDK, the state organization in charge of embassy buildings, announced a forthcoming restoration of the building, estimated to cost 10 million US dollars. [ru icon RIA Novosti, 17 August 2008 [http://www.gazeta.ru/news/culture/2007/08/17/n_1106517.shtml] ] Igumnov House is open to visitors once a year, on the International Museum Day.

See also

* France–Russia relations
* Diplomatic missions in Russia

References

External links

* ru icon [http://www.ambafrance-ru.org/ Embassy of France in Moscow]


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