On the facade of St. Petersburg a lot of animals and birds. Of course, you say that most lions there. You are right. But, surprisingly, how much we have owls!

Owls are established during the Art Nouveau. Art Nouveau is not by chance also called "animal style". The abundance of natural motifs and animals settled in this era on the walls. And not only in St. Petersburg.

Owl symbolizes wisdom. She was a companion of Pallas Athena, in ancient Greece it was the image on the silver coins. In ancient Rome, there was a saying, "The owl of Minerva flies at night", which hinted that the wise thoughts come at night, when subsides vibrant city. Since then, it was believed that the owl brings good luck to the house, so stuffed owl nailed over the door or next. Therefore, it is in the tradition to see owls, guarding the entrance to the house or on the roof. They do not sleep at night, goggles and protect owners from enemies.

House Meisel , architect Pretro , 1906-1907 gg. , Bolshoi Prospect P,S 44

Kronverkskiy Avenue , 23. Architect Evgeny Morozov , 1911-1912 . There once lived Maxim Gorky , could owl him something inspired by .

Lenin Street , 33, 1910 , architect S. Minas .

Architect Alexey Bubyr , together with Vasilyev , Virrihom and Zazerskiy , 1912 -1917 year. The house is huge and populated with an abundance of all sorts of people and animals, there was a place and an owl . Immediately you will not see it , you will need to go into the yard and walk to the end of the house.

Owl there is already a spent almost Nouveau Art Deco style .

Street Nekrasov , 58-60

House on Nevsky , 72. He faced a rough stone first floor also decorated with images of owls. 1909-1910 . Architect S.Minash .

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Huge house architect Lishnevsky AL, 1912 .Apraksin lane 4

Kuibyshev Street , 19. Architect E. Brzhozovsky , 1904-1905 . House with Gothic motifs on the front of the owl

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Architects S.Minash and E. Brzhozovsky - 1904 .

Zagorodnyi, 45 , owls adorn the facade . They are clearly visible , because there are niches and stand out against the rough wall. Architect IY Moshinskii , 1906- 1907 year.

At home on Malyi prospect , 32 (1907-1908 , architect Vladovsky AI ) owls have become part of a decorative belt.

The house on the street Zhukovsky , 53 now changed after repair and painting . On it a few owls.

Profitable House PT Badaeva built by architect G.A.Kosyakovym involving VA Kosyakova and NL Podbereskogo in 1904

Izmailovo Prospect , 21 , architects Tsollikofer GG and Edel EF, 1912-13 .

Architect Hrenov 1902-1903 gg.

Vladimir Avenue , 19 .

Finnish architect Carl Schulman 1900-1901

Kherson street , 13, architect KK Schmidt , a private apartment house. 1901-1902 gg.

Street Lisa Chaikin . 22

Architects AA Zograph and PM Mulhanov , 1901-1902 gg.

Street Vvedenskaya 7. Architect Smirnov 1913

House for Gatchina street number 11 , architects VV Corwin Krukovskiy and VV Schaub . Year built: 1901-1902 .

Owl's eyes are visible among the leaves

House architect Alexander Baranovsky on Malyi Prospect PS, 26-28 . 1910 .

The house on the street Zhukovsky , 47 richly decorated .

This house was rebuilt in 1901 by architect Alexander von Gauguin ,

On the front of the house on the street Mayakovsky , 52 (architects VK Gauger and M. Segal , 1909) quite difficult to find the bird.

It supports color vase.