Singer House

Singer House, also widely known as the House of the Book, is a historic building in , . It is located at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt and the , directly opposite the Kazan Cathedral.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: house in Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Also known as: “Dom Knigi”
  • Address: Невский проспект 28, 191186

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood and National Library of Russia.

Museum
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The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a Russian Orthodox church in , which currently functions as a secular museum and church at the same time. is situated 500 metres north of Singer House.

Library
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The , located in , is the oldest of Russia's three national public libraries. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries. is situated 580 metres southeast of Singer House.

Church
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The is a Lutheran church in the center of on Nevsky Prospekt. Services are held in German and Russian. is situated 160 metres northwest of Singer House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apraksin Dvor and Peter and Paul Fortress.

Suburb
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Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in , , covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.

Neighborhood
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The is the original citadel of , Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress.

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The of is the area of main interest to the traveler, home to most attractions of the metropolis. It's bounded by the Neva river and the Obvodny Canal, on a set of islands formed by numerous rivers and channels.

Singer House

Latitude
59.93586° or 59° 56′ 9″ north
Longitude
30.32589° or 30° 19′ 33″ east
Inception
1904
Levels
6
Open location code
9GFGW8PG+89
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102305449
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q737377
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Veps—“Singer House” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “«Зингер» компанияһы йорто”
  • Belarusian: “Дом кампаніі «Зінгер»”
  • Catalan: “Casa Singer”
  • Chinese: “勝家公司樓”
  • Dutch: “Dom kompanii «Zinger»”
  • Finnish: “Singerin talo”
  • French: “immeuble de la compagnie Singer”
  • French: “Immeuble de la compagnie Singer”
  • French: “Maison Singer”
  • Georgian: “ზინგერის სახლი”
  • German: “Singer-Haus”
  • Hungarian: “Könyvesház”
  • Italian: “Casa Singer”
  • Japanese: “シンガーハウス”
  • Portuguese: “Casa Singer”
  • Russian: “Дом Зингера”
  • Russian: “Дом компании «Зингер»”
  • Spanish: “Casa Singer”
  • Turkish: “Singer Evi”
  • Turkish: “Singer Şirket Binası”
  • Uzbek: “„Zinger“ kompaniyasi uyi”
  • Veps: “«Zinger»-kompanijan kodi”

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