DOM KNIGI
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For a while there was talk of replacing this institution of cultural life with a bank. But a popular mobilization finally prevented the project from being fully implemented, and the Dom Knigi, "house of books", still stands on the banks of the Griboedov Canal. There you will find very good books on St. Petersburg, including in French, and also many good souvenirs. For geographers, there are also maps on the second floor. Renowned authors regularly hold lectures and autograph sessions there.
On the 2nd floor is the Zinger café which offers simple and inexpensive cuisine with a beautiful view of the Notre-Dame-de-Kazan cathedral just across the street. Ideal for a coffee or tea break during a day of sightseeing.
The Singer building. The bookshop is located in one of the most beautiful showcases: the Singer building. It is one of the emblematic buildings of the Nevski perspective. Built at the very beginning of the 20th century by the triumphant sewing machine multinational, it served as a model for the creation in 1908 of the Singer skyscraper in Manhattan. This modernist corner building with 6 floors and a tapered attic was designed by the architect and Count Pavel Suzor. It is the very first iron-cast building in the country. Above the bookshop, its top floors, including the magnificent dome with a view of the entire centre of St. Petersburg, house the premises and headquarters of the VKontakte social network, the "Russian Facebook". They are not open to the public.
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