Singer House (Dom Knigi)
Дом Зингера
An Art Nouveau landmark on Nevsky Prospect with a glass dome topped by a globe, housing the city's largest bookshop and a café with a view.
The Singer Building was constructed in 1902–1904 for the American Singer Sewing Machine Company. It is the most striking Art Nouveau building on Nevsky Prospect. At the top of the corner tower, a glass dome supports a globe held up by Valkyrie statues. Today the first and second floors house the Dom Knigi bookshop, which sells Russian books, maps, postcards and souvenirs and is a good place to find Russia-themed gifts. The Singer café on the second floor has windows facing Kazan Cathedral and is one of the most popular café viewpoints on Nevsky Prospect, often with a queue. Entry is free. The building sits where Nevsky Prospect meets the Griboyedov Canal, next to the canal boat pier.
Opening hours
Bookstore approx. 09:00–23:00
Nearby sights
- Kazan Cathedral
- Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
- State Russian Museum
- Palace Square & Alexander Column
- Nevsky Prospekt
- St. Michael's Castle
- State Hermitage Museum / Winter Palace
- Summer Garden & Summer Palace