Assignation Bank building

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The Assignation Bank building is a prominent neoclassical architectural landmark in Saint Petersburg, Russia, designed by the Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi in the late 18th century.

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Assignation Bank 1
Assignation Bank building canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
architect Giacomo Quarenghi
architecturalStyle Neoclassicism
completionDate 1790s
constructionStart 1780s
country Russia
designedIn late 18th century
era Russian Empire
floorCount 2
hasArchitecturalFeature classical portico
courtyard
monumental colonnade
pilasters
rusticated ground floor
symmetrical façade
triangular pediment
hasArchitecturalType palace-like building
hasCity Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
hasCountry Russia
hasFunction administrative building
office space
heritageStatus cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
influencedBy Italian neoclassical architecture
locatedIn Admiralteysky District
Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg city centre
historic centre of Saint Petersburg
locatedNear Kazan Cathedral
Nevsky Prospekt
locatedOn Griboedov Canal
linked to: Griboyedov Canal

Sadovaya Street
material brick
stone
namedAfter Assignation Bank
originalFunction assignation bank
state bank building
partOf historic centre of Saint Petersburg and related groups of monuments
roofType pitched roof
significance important example of Russian neoclassical architecture
major work of Giacomo Quarenghi
stylePeriod late 18th-century neoclassicism
usedFor banking operations
financial institution

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Giacomo Quarenghi notableWork Assignation Bank building
Assignation Bank building namedAfter Assignation Bank
linked to: Assignation Bank building