▁Em bank ment ▁() ▁in ▁the ▁T sent ral ny ▁District ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁references ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁Mo ika ▁River ▁Em bank ment ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁State ▁Historical ▁Archives ▁of ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁indicate ▁that ▁a ▁ne o - class ic ism ▁three - story ▁stone ▁house ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁site , ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁the ▁owner , ▁Major - General ▁Se y ff arth , ▁commission ed ▁architect ▁A . C . ▁Kol b ▁to ▁re construct ▁the ▁existing ▁structure ▁and ▁add ▁an ▁additional ▁floor . ▁The ▁symmet rical ▁fac ade ▁with ▁the ▁bal con y ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁and ▁ped iment ▁were ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁red es ign , ▁although ▁a ▁port ico ▁in ▁classical ▁Cor inth ian ▁order ▁style ▁was ▁removed . ▁The ▁fac ade ▁was ▁red es igned ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁architect ural ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁poet ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁Prince ▁Py otr ▁Andre ye v ich ▁V y az em sky ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁painter ▁Ark ady ▁Alexand rov ich ▁Ry lov ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁called ▁the ▁house ▁home . ▁French ▁novel ist ▁and ▁play w right ▁Honor é ▁de ▁Bal z ac ▁also ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁for ▁a ▁period . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Count ess ▁F ek la