Yakovlev House (Volkhovsky Lane)

The Yakovlevs' House at 1 Volkhovsky Lane is known for its ceremonial staircase, decorated with white marble and painted in grisaille technique. In 1899–1900, architect V. P. Zeidler rebuilt the stone outbuildings of 1881 into a wing, and a balcony on wooden Doric columns overlooking a formal garden was added to the building. In the 1920s, the Museum of a Dying Cult was located here, and since 1932 — the Leningrad Museum of the History of Religion. In 1921–1937, the astronomer S. P. Glazenap lived in the house.