According to the general plan for the settlement of the Petersburg side of 1831 (see the plan here -), it was supposed to straighten the curved Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt (implemented) and create three round squares at the intersection of the avenue with the main streets: Bolshoy pr., Bolshoi Ruzheinaya st. (now Mira street) and Kronverksky pr. (partially implemented).

Fragment of the plan of 1828. Red lines show modern streets

Fragment of the plan of 1868. One can see the "remains" of the old Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt.

Fragment of the duty plan of 1880, indicating the settlement of the streets.

Nowadays, the area has a closed built-up front of a complex shape, which can be conventionally called an octagon.
Three of the five buildings were built by the remarkable architect Vasily Vasilyevich Schaub (Wilhelm Johann Christian Schaub, 1861-1934). You can easily distinguish its buildings by their turrets.

House No. 2 was built in 1952 according to the project of architects Guryev and Shcherbenok (here Guryev cheated on his constant co-author Fromsel) in the classic "Stalinist" style

"Pioneers plant maple". Why there is a canopy - I do not know.

On the site of this residential building, in 1914 there was a car dealership

Oddly enough, for more than 100 years, the area was not named in any way, the houses were listed on the neighboring streets.
It received its official name on September 28, 1992 in the presence of Mayor Sobchak and the wife of the Austrian chancellor, Frau Vranitskaya.
To the left of the mayor, you can see the current president of the Russian Federation, Mr. Putin, and the director of the National Guard, Zolotov

I have long wanted to write about the Austrian Square, I often go through it to Lenfilm and every time I rejoice at the beautiful houses of the architect V.V. Schauba. The square could be named after him, which would be fair not only because three of the four buildings that make it up were built according to his designs, but also because Schaub is one of the most prolific Petersburg architects and far from the worst.

However, the square was called Austrian during the years of perestroika, and during the "opening" Anatoly Sobchak danced a waltz there, and the houses were decorated with pots of geraniums, which somehow did not take root among the locals.

Bolshaya Ruzheinaya Street, now Mira Street, at the intersection with Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt, was not always a square, although this was implied in the plans of 1831 and then 1880. However, the Petrograd side began to be actively built up only at the beginning of the 20th century, and then, one after another, tenement houses of different owners grew here.

Looking at its plan, one can assume the symmetry of the urban planning solution, in the strict times of classicism they would hardly have departed from symmetry, but there were other times, early modern, and the ensemble of four houses turned out to be lively and extraordinary, each house with its own face and its own accents. In addition, one can trace the development of modern ideas between the first and second houses.

Schaub, a Russian German, became the conductor of the German line of Art Nouveau, Jugendstil. In terms of the area, it is easy to notice a common technique - the architect departs from the rigid line with the main facade, deepening it. By this he supports another architect - A.I. Kovsharov. who first built a house for Lepenberg. The house is nothing special.

Schaub builds his first house (at number 10) for the merchant Gorbov in 1901-1902, in 1907 he received an honorary diploma at the city's facade competition. The facade is almost symmetrical.

Gorbov's house is still far from the ideas of Art Nouveau, it is rather built in a historical style with the influence of Baroque ideas. But it is Baroque that is closest to Art Nouveau with its crooked, broken lines.
The decor of the pediment is already quite in the Art Nouveau style.

Schaub puts a tower on the corner. During the Art Nouveau, Kamennoostrovsky was decorated with several towers, on the Lidval's house, already behind the Karpovka River, and others.

Schaub shows skill and attention to detail. Pay attention to how carefully the turret is made at the break of Mira Street, all the folds of the metal coating are thought out, their lines beautifully flow around the shape of the turret.

House under the number for the artist E.K. von Lipgart, built in 1905-906, corresponded to Gorbov's house with baroque motifs. Baroque grilles and the small deglazing of windows characteristic of Art Nouveau.

The facade of the house is original because of the large glass of the artist's workshop.

The third house on the square, built for K.Kh. Keldal in 1902-03, the closest to modern and the best.

The author freely decides on the space-planning solution of the building, the asymmetry inherent in Art Nouveau is used consciously and a balance is found between the elements of the facade. Inserts of green majolica, various decorations - masks, cartouches, stylized flowers, the use of a silhouette - unfortunately the three tented completions were lost later - all this makes the house one of the finest examples of architecture of this period.

Opposite, on the northwestern side of the square, a similar house was to be built for Isakova.

Austrian Square is a rare ensemble for St. Petersburg at the beginning of the century, when almost all the houses were built by one architect. Its peculiarity is that all the houses seem to look at each other, but the reflections are by no means equivalent.

This year, Keldal's house was put in order and painted, one can be happy for him and dream that one day all the houses of St. Petersburg will look good.

austrian square

We begin the story with an octagonal square at the intersection of Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt with Mira Street, which received its name on October 29, 1992. (This surprised me, because this section of Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt was never called a square, but was a spacious intersection of streets. In addition, Austria has nothing to do with this place.)

The authors of the "Toponymic Encyclopedia" report that the name is associated "with the Austrian style of architectural design of the square and the planned creation of the so-called" Austrian corner ", which includes a network of Austrian shops and service enterprises.

Its building is distinguished by its ensemble integrity. Houses No. 13, 15, 18 and 20 forming the area (numbered according to Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt) were built at the beginning of the 20th century. Three of them were erected according to the project of the architect V. V. Shaub, house No. 18 - according to the project of A. I. Kovsharov. Figured spitz, towers, spiers, domes, windows of various designs, balcony lattices give the facades of these buildings picturesque and expressiveness. House number 15 was destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. In its place, in 1952, according to the project of architects O. I. Guryev and A. P. Shcherbenok, a building was erected in pseudo-classical forms. The red line of its development repeats the contour of the house, built earlier according to the project of V. V. Schaub.

Back in the 1720s. at the intersection of the avenue with Bolshaya Armory (Mira) street there were 19 huts belonging to the Armory office. They were built for "boorish" craftsmen (weavers), in 1711 transferred to live in St. Petersburg. Soon on the waterfront Fontanka specially for the Khamovny yard erected several buildings, and the empty houses on the avenue were given to the Embassy office. The territory of the site became known as the Ambassador's Court. These buildings existed until the middle of the 18th century. Throughout the 19th century plots vacated from buildings were occupied by vegetable gardens of private individuals.

One of the houses on Austrian Square (Kamennoostrovsky pr., 20)

Initially, the square had arched outlines of corner sections. The plan of St. Petersburg in 1880 determined the "red lines" of adjacent buildings, which were actually settled in the late 1890s. Then she became multifaceted. The area remained unnamed.

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Interestingly, the ensemble of the octagonal square, formed at the beginning of the 20th century, had no name at all for a long time. Only in 1992 the square received its first official name - Austrian. Although the people call this octagonal square "Vatrushka", for its beauty, the second unofficial name - "Star Square" is more suitable for it. So she was nicknamed for the huge neon star-shaped structure, which was usually used to decorate the square on Soviet holidays.

Houses on the Austrian Square

The square acquired its polygonal shape thanks to the four picturesque houses that frame it, built in 1901-1906. Vasily Shaub, one of the most famous architects of the early 20th century, had a rare opportunity to create an important town-planning hub. The houses designed by him determined the style of the whole St. Petersburg ensemble, created during the heyday of modernity. The house at number 16 is crowned with a tower with a spire; its facade is decorated with decorative details with baroque elements. This is the profitable house of Ernst Liebgart, the academician of painting, the founder. Here he lived until 1921 and here was his workshop.

An honorary diploma at the first city competition of facades was awarded to apartment house number 20. This is the house of the Peterhof mayor, hereditary honorary citizen of St. Petersburg Mikhail Gorbov. The corner ledge of its body, overlooking, is crowned with a tower with a dome and a small spire. The dominant of the ensemble of the square is the tenement house of Konstantin Kelde. The composition of the building is symmetrical (with a slight emphasis on the corner). The tower of exquisite design has something in common with the same one, but on the other side of the square. Double and triple windows add variety to the rhythm of the façade; their frequent bindings are associated with the pattern of balcony bars. The upper floors are decorated with reliefs with floral motifs. In 1907-1908 the writer Leonid Andreev lived here. In the attic on the side of Mira Street was the workshop of the architect Vladimir Schukov. In the same years, house No. 18 was also built. But the project of architect Anatoly Kasharov is an example of an ordinary building that only sets off the spectacular neighboring buildings. In 1952, the house at number 15 was correctly entered into the style of the square.

Address: intersection of Kamennoostrovsky prospect with Mira street.
How to get there: Petrogradskaya metro station. Further to the left, along Kamennoostrovsky prospect 5-10 minutes.

Austrian square - one of the sights of St. Petersburg. Square opened in 1992 year and was named in honor of the friendship of the Russian state with Austria. To establish the site, as the locals called it, they decided to highlight this particular intersection with Art Nouveau architecture, so reminiscent of Vienna.

Story

Austrian Square has only recently acquired its modern look. Early 18th century were here specially built - hut buildings, which belonged to artisans working in the Armory Office. Later, these houses began to belong to the Embassy Court. BUT in the 19th century this place was set aside for land plots with orchards and orchards, wooden and stone houses. By the end of the 19th century, the plan of the square was radically changed and the ensemble of its buildings began to resemble an octagon.

Architecture

five buildings towering on Austrian Square today, have unique and rich history. Here lived:

• famous actors
• painters
• architects
• writers
• academicians

In 1901-1906, Vasily Schaub, one of the most famous architects of the last century, honored to design four houses, thanks to which the square acquired its famous shape. These 4 graceful buildings have become the epitome of modern St. Petersburg architecture.

House number 16, crowned with a small tower with a spire and decorated with baroque elements, served as an apartment building Ergnest Lipgart, famous Russian artist and the main founder of the Hermitage art gallery. Here he lived and worked in his personal workshop.

Profitable house number 20, owned Mikhail Gorbov, chapter cities Peterhof, crowned with a tower with a dome and a small spire. The building was noted at the city's façade competition in 1920, winning an honorary diploma.

Multi-storey house number 13, with tents and spiers - profitable Konstantin Keldal's house, became another example of pure Art Nouveau. The building attracts attention with a variety and rhythm of textures, beautiful lines and ornaments. Architectural projects and theatrical performances were created in the attic of the building. In house number 13 for a while lived the writer L. N. Andreev. Often in his apartment literary meetings were held, whose frequent guests were A. A. Blok, F. K. Sologub and others. Here for a long time lived architect V. A. Schuko, one of whose works is the famous monument to Lenin at the Finland Station.

At the same time, it was built house number 18, however, against the background of other spectacular houses, it is no longer so remarkable.

Half a century later on the square the fifth building number 15 appeared, elegantly fitting into the ensemble of this small square.

What is nearby

• Kamennoostrovsky prospect, on which the square is located, is a busy beautiful highway that stretches for more than three kilometers - from Troitsky Bridge to Kamenny Island. Walking along the avenue will impress with interesting facades of buildings
• The famous monument of Islamic culture, St. Petersburg cathedral mosque. It is one of the most beautiful and spacious mosques in Europe. The building features elegant Samarkand architecture
• Also, at the intersection of Bolshoi and Kamennoostrovsky avenues, there is Tolstoy square. The buildings of the square are made in the style of retrospectivism. There are many architectural sights within the square.

Now this place is one of the favorite and must-see sights of St. Petersburg. Here the atmosphere of old Europe reigns. It is especially beautiful at night, when the festive illumination is turned on.

Austrian Square will appeal not only to lovers of long walks, but also to true connoisseurs of architecture

Where is

The address

The famous landmark is located at the intersection of Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt with Mira Street.

Underground

Gorkovskaya, Petrovskaya

How to get there

Austrian Square is located in the Petrogradsky District along Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt. You can get to it using the metro by getting off at the Gorkovskaya or Petrogradskaya stations.

Surprisingly, but before from the very moment of its inauguration in 1992 year, Austrian did not have an area official name. Residents of the northern capital often called the area Vatrushka. Sometimes in colloquial speech you can also find another name - Star Square