The museum was being built from 1875 to 1881 under the supervision of architect Vladimir Sherwood. The walls of the Historical museum are made of red brick just like the walls of the Kremlin. The Museum’s towers resemble those of Kremlin. The halls were decorated by the foremost architects.
The choir often performs at the Smolny Cathedral, St. Isaac Cathedral, Sampsonievsky Cathedral, Church of Savior-upon-Blood, the Philharmonic and Chapel Halls, and takes part in a plethora of festivals, including the All-Russian Choir Assemblies and Easter Festival. The Chamber Choir of the Smolny Cathedral is a modern musical company. Its vocal manner combines European delicacy and voice-leading graphics and traditional Russian intensive tonal quality.
A professional photo laboratory was initially designed as the centre rendering the comprehensive range of services from film processing to finishing design.
Компания Fuji Photo Film Co, Ltd была основана 20 января 1934 года и является мировым лидером в области разработки и изготовления фото-продукции. Используя новейшие технологии и многолетний опыт, компания разрабатывает профессиональную и любительскую продукцию для повседневных съемок, далеко обгоняя своих конкурентов в плане совершенства качества своей продукции.