Singer House in Saint Petersburg was designed by Pavel Suzor for the Singer Sewing Machine Company as its Russian headquarters. The infobox gives only completion in 1904, and the text gives construction as 1902 to 1904, with the land bought in 1900.
The article calls the style Art Nouveau. The interiors use Carrara marble, red wood, gilding, mosaics and stained glass. The facades are polished pink and gray granite with bronze decor, over a metal frame with brick and cement casting. The restoration rebuilt the structure in reinforced concrete. The building has six stories with a glass tower and globe, and the height limit was 77 feet (23.5 m).
It was nationalized after the Revolution, and publishers occupied it from 1919. A bookshop opened in 1938 and stayed open during the siege. The building was leased for 49 years in 1999 and restored from 2003 to 2009. VKontakte has rented space since 2010. The article gives no hours.
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