Building of the School at the Reformed Churches

The building of the school at the Reformed churches is located at 38 Moika River Embankment. The facade facing the Moika with large windows provided the classrooms with a lot of light and air, and the rhythm of the windows corresponded to the purpose of the rooms: administrative offices were on the lower floors, and classrooms were on the upper floors. In the 19th century, the plot was built up with a four-story main building and wings around the perimeter, while the architect added the arcade motif of the upper floors after the project had been approved. Over a hundred years of existence, the educational institution has produced more than two thousand graduates, including the historian of St. Petersburg and journalist M. I. Pylyaev, and in 1863 it received the rights of government secondary educational institutions.