Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the context of "Morozova Mansion"

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πŸ‘‰ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the context of Morozova Mansion

The Morozova Mansion or Zinaida Morozova's Mansion (Russian: Особняк Π—ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΈΠ΄Ρ‹ ΠœΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠ·ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ), also known as the Morozova Palace or the Spiridonovka Palace, is a neo-Gothic building in the Presnensky District of Moscow, which belonged to Zinaida Grigoryevna MorozovaΒ [ru], who was married to industrialist Savva Morozov. Built to the design of the architect Fyodor Schechtel, it has been the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia since 1938.

The Morozovs bought the land on Spiridonovka Street in 1893; the mansion was completed by 1898, and Mikhail Vrubel was invited to decorate the interiors. After the death of Savva Morozov, Zinaida Morozova sold the estate to industrialist and philanthropist Mikhail RyabushinskyΒ [ru], who was forced to emigrate in 1918. After the 1917 October Revolution, the state took over ownership of the mansion, and the building was transferred to the department of the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, and later converted into the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. During the Second World War, the mansion hosted meetings of the foreign ministers of the United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. In 1995, the mansion was seriously damaged by a major fire, but was restored using surviving drawings and photographs.

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