Offices of the Presence (Kronstadt)

The Building of the Offices of Presence in Kronstadt is located at the corner of Lenin Avenue and Surgin Street. In 1947, the "Ekran" cinema with a capacity of 600 people was opened in it. The entrance to the lobby was from the side of Karl Marx Street, and on the first floor there were three ticket offices and a buffet. To improve the acoustics, the painted ceiling of the cinema hall was draped with fabric, and the space above the screen was decorated with a slogan about the importance of cinema. The original 1833 design of the building, developed by F. I. Trapeznikov, was not approved by Nicholas I, and subsequent reconstructions distorted the historical interiors, although a faience stove on the second floor was preserved.