Prison. On Friday the auction was sold The famous prison Kreta in St. Petersburg. The prison complex, which was put into use at the end of the 19th century, was bought by the KVS development group for 1.1 billion rubles, or about $ 12.5 million – says “The Moscow Times”.
“Crosses” in St. Petersburg: The name of the Cretacea comes from Russian word meaning “crosses“This is a reference to the shape of this prison complex.” The Moscow Times “reminds that the” leaves of famous Russians “who were imprisoned there are, among others Bolshevik revolutionary Lew Trotskywriter Josif Brodski and Aleksander Kiereński.
Ambitious urban project? In tsarist times Russia The crests were to be the largest and most modern insulation center in Europe. It housed 999 targetin which they later stayed, among others Victims of Stalinist purges. Over the years, the prison fell into ruin. The Russians built a new prisonthey closed them and put up a historic object for sale. The new owner in the statement reported that he is now going to transform the complex into “one of the most Ambitious urban projects of St. Petersburg“.
Hotel, museum, galleries: The KVS development group announces that The prison complex will be transformed into a hotelwith restaurants, museum and art galleries. “The creation of a museum commemorating this place and its history, as well as a hotel complex, restaurants, galleries and public spaces open to everyone,” says the company in a statement.
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Source: “The Moscow Times”