Lev Kekushev One of first Art Nouveau buildings in Moscow was the
List House (1898–99) by
Lev Kekushev. Kekushev was acquainted with
Victor Horta, the initiator of Art Nouveau movement, and the house shows the natural curving forms, open interiors and floral designs of Horta. Kekushev's buildings are notable for his skilful use of ceramic and iron ornaments. His buildings also have a signature feature: a ceramic depiction on the facade or a sculpture of a lion, or 'Lev', after his first name. Prominent buildings by Lev Kekushev in Art Nouveau style include: •
List House (1898–99) • Kekushev House, also known as Kekusheva House, as he had to cede it to his ex-wife in settling their divorce, (1900–1903), •
Mindovsky House and Nosov House (both in 1903), • Isakov Apartments (1904–1906). Lev Kekushev also took part in the construction of the
Hotel Metropol Moscow. In 1898–1899, he won the first prize in the open contest, but the commissioner of the project
Savva Morozov discarded the decision of a professional jury and awarded the prize to
William Walcot. However, the owners retained Kekushev as an overall project manager. Kekushev's assistance was probably crucial to the final realization of the complex structure. File:List_House_2014.jpg|
List House (1898–99) File:Moscow, Ostozhenka 21 (41778247090).jpg|A lion's statue on top of Kekushev House File:Kekushev_Povarskaya_Street.jpg|
Mindovsky House File:Moscow,_Prechistenka_28_May_2008_05.JPG|Metal ornament of Isakov Apartments File:Особняк_Носова01.jpg|Nosov House File:Wiki_Metropol_Hotel_Moscow_Artwork_2.jpg|Maiolica panel of
Mikhail Vrubel and bas-reliefs at the facade of
Hotel Metropol Franz (Fyodor) Schechtel Another influential master of Russian Art Nouveau who worked in Moscow was
Franz (Fyodor) Schechtel. Starting his career with
Neo-Gothic buildings and finishing career with
Neoclassical ones, he built his best-known masterpieces in Art Nouveau style. In 1901 he was commissioned to build the pavilion of Russia at
Glasgow Exhibition. There he gained international recognition and got to know
Charles Rennie Mackintosh who influenced Schechtel's art. Another influence was
Joseph Maria Olbrich, the founder of the
Darmstadt Artists' Colony, whose Ludwig Habich House was an inspiration for the
Gorky Museum (1900–1903). His other works in Moscow included: • (1901), •
Yaroslavsky railway station (1902–1904). The Yaroslavsky station was enlarged, with a new facade in
Russian Revival style, with elements of Art Nouveau decoration in the interior. File:Ryabushinsky_House_by_Fyodor_Schechtel.jpg|
Gorky Museum File:Derozhinskaya's_House2.jpg|Derozhinskaya House File:Yaroslavsky_rail_terminal_front_side.jpg|
Yaroslavsky railway station by
Franz (Fyodor) Schechtel (1902–04)
National Romantic style The influence of Nordic
National Romantic style was weaker in Moscow than in Saint Petersburg. Buildings with National Romantic influence in Moscow are: • Lomakina Apartments and Tsirkunov Heirs Apartments by Vitaly Maslennikov, • Kalinovskaya Apartments by Ernst Richard Nirnsee with ceramics of Alexander Golovin, • Loskov Apartments by
Alexander Zelenko. File:Moscow,_Gilyarovskogo_20_Jan_2010_02.JPG|Lomakina Apartments File:Tsirkunov_Heirs_Apartments.jpg|Tsirkunov Heirs Apartments File:Moscow,_4th_Tverskaya-Yamskaya,_5_02.jpg|Kalinovskaya Apartments File:Доходный_дом_П.В.Лоськова.jpg|Loskov Apartments
Old Believers churches After the restriction to build
Old Believers churches was withdrawn in 1905, construction of numerous
Old Believers churches was started. Along with two churches listed above, some of them shared both
Russian Revival and Art Nouveau characteristics: • Holy Virgin Protection Church by Vladimir Adamovich and Vladimir Mayat (1907–1911), • Belfry Church of Resurrection by Fyodor Gornostaev (1910), • Saint Nicholas Church by Anton Gurzhienko (1914–1921), An Old Believers chapel was also built on the upper floor of the
Ryabushensky House in Moscow, with a mixture of
Russian Revival architecture and Art Nouveau decoration. File:Holy_Virgin_Protection_Church_in_Moscow.jpg|Holy Virgin Protection Church File:Воскресенская_колокольня_(6)._Рогожское.JPG|Belfry Church of Resurrection File:Старообрядческий_храм_на_Белорусской_04.jpg|Saint Nicholas Church File:Особняк_С.П._Рябушинского._Моленная._Восточная_стена._2018-06-06_15-46-36.jpg|Interior of the chapel in the
Ryabushinsky House Other architects Other notable architects of Art Nouveau in Moscow include: •
Illarion Ivanov-Schitz, who developed a unique personal style, blending the
Vienna Secession school with
Greek Revival features, •
Ilya Bondarenko, who was the architect of two
Old Believers churches, •
Alexey Shchusev, who is mostly known for his works during
USSR time and notably design of
Lenin's Mausoleum, was an architect of the katholikon of
Marfo-Mariinsky Convent (also known as Martha and Mary Convent, 1908–1912). The commissioner of the complex,
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna was born near Darmstadt that was the center of
Jugendstil at the time, •
Sergey Malyutin, an artist of
Mir iskusstva movement, who after leaving Talashkino colony stood behind Pertsova House (also known as Pertsov House, 1905–1907) The Trinity Church Apartments building (also known as House with Beasts) includes a stone carving made by Sergei Vashkov inspired by carvings of
Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in
Vladimir and
Saint George Cathedral in Yuryev-Polsky of XII and XIII centuries. File:Wki_lenkom_theater_moscow.jpg|
Lenkom Theatre by
Illarion Ivanov-Schitz File:Moscow, Kazarmenny 5-18.jpg|Tarkhova Apartments by Georgy Makayev File:Office House of Ivan Sytin at Tverskaya Street.jpg|Sytin Publishers building File:Москва_-_Ц._Покровско-Успенской_старообрядческой_общины_2.jpg|
Old Believers church in Maly Gavrikov lane File:Moscow,_Tokmakov_lane_church_(2).jpg|
Old Believers church in Tokmakov lane File:Marfo-MariinskyConvent1.JPG|
Marfo-Mariinsky Convent by
Alexey Shchusev File:Moscow_05-2012_PertsovaHouse.jpg|Pertsova House File:Moscow,_Chistoprudny_14_(2).jpg|Bas-reliefs at facade of Trinity Church Apartments == Art Nouveau and Russian Revival style outside Saint Petersburg and Moscow==