Singer House

I noticed it from afar. I'd come here to see the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, but in fact I couldn't help but look at the less religious building, with its dome that looked like a crystal glass turned upside down that, were it not for the lightness of the metal structure, would be crushed by it. It was built between 1902 and 1904 by the German company Singer, known for their sewing machines. After the revolution the famous "House of Books" bookstore opened here. I was very sorry not to enter, or even not being able to get a little closer to enjoy the building, as I like European modernism. But