 manager on the project, and sculptor Eberhard Enke created the Castor and Pollux sculpture, symbolising the reunion of the German nation, which adorned the tympanum. Other prominent German masters created paintings, sculptures and fretwork to adorn the building. The Embassy building was officially opened on 14 January 1913.

The artistic community in Saint Petersburg held negative opinions of the building, with prominent members of the community, Alexandre Benois, Nikolay Wrangel and Georgy Lukomsky, criticising the Teutonic style of the building as being hostile to the architectural style of the city, and due to it differing greatly from the Russian neoclassical revival style. 

It was rumoured at the time that the Embassy was linked to the German–owned Hotel Astoria via a tunnel, and on 1–2 August 1914, after Germany declared war on Russia, crowds stormed the building as anti-German sentiment took hold in the city. The building sustained considerable damage, with crowds torching the throne room of Kaiser Wilhelm II, destroying Greek and Italian art work and a collection of Sèvres porcelain. The Dioskouroi sculpture from the roof disappeared during this time, and rumours abounded that it was dumped in the Moika River by the crowd, however, researchers have been unable to find any fragments of the sculpture in the river.

After the war, the Germans returned to the city in 1922, at the time known as Petrograd, and operated a consulate from the building, representing the Weimar Republic and later Nazi Germany, until 1939. During the Siege of Leningrad, the Red Army operated a hospital in the premises, and after the Great Patriotic War it housed the Institute of Semiconductor Physics. Later tenants of the building have included Intourist, Dresdner Bank and the Committee for the Management of City Property of the Saint Petersburg City Administration (). Today the building houses the Administration Board of the Ministry of Justice and the Chief Technical Commission to the President of the Russian Federation for the Northwestern Federal District.

Restoration of the building began in 2001, and with the support of Rossvyazokhrankultura and Governor Valentina Matvienko, in a project estimated at 170 million rubles, a group of restorers led by OOO «StroyTREST» are planning to recreate the Dioskouroi sculpture for placement on the tympanum of the building
manager on the project, and sculptor Eberhard Enke created the Castor and Pollux sculpture, symbolising the reunion of the German state, which invest the tympanum. Other outstanding German overlord created paintings, sculpture and lattice to adorn the building. The Embassy building was officially opened on 14 January 1913. 

 The aesthetic community in Saint Petersburg held negative opinions of the construction, with prominent members of the community, Alexandre Benois, Nikolay Wrangel and Georgy Lukomsky, criticising the Teutonic style of the construction as being hostile to the architectural style of the city, and due to it differing greatly from the Russian neoclassical revival dash. 

 It was rumoured at the time that the Embassy was linked to the German – owned Hotel Astoria via a burrow, and on 1–2 August 1914, after Germany declared war on Russia, crowd stormed the building as anti - German sentiment consume hold in the city. The building sustained considerable damage, with crowds torch the toilet room of Kaiser Wilhelm II, destroy Greek and Italian art work and a collection of Sèvres porcelain. The Dioskouroi sculpture from the roof disappeared during this time, and rumours abounded that it was dump in the Moika River by the crowd, however, researchers have been unable to receive any fragment of the sculpture in the river. 

 After the war, the Germans returned to the city in 1922, at the time known as Petrograd, and operate on a consulate from the building, representing the Weimar Republic and later Nazi Germany, until 1939. During the Siege of Leningrad, the Red Army operated a hospital in the premise, and after the Great Patriotic War it housed the Institute of Semiconductor Physics. Later tenants of the building have included Intourist, Dresdner Bank and the Committee for the Management of City Property of the Saint Petersburg City Administration (). Today the building houses the Administration Board of the Ministry of Justice and the Chief Technical Commission to the President of the Russian Federation for the Northwestern Federal District. 

 Restoration of the building began in 2001, and with the support of Rossvyazokhrankultura and Governor Valentina Matvienko, in a project estimate at 170 million rubles, a group of refinisher head by OOO « StroyTREST » are planning to recreate the Dioskouroi sculpture for placement on the tympanum of the construction
 majager on the project, and sculptor Eberhced Enkx creatsd the Cxstor and Pollux sculpture, sbmbooisint the reunion of the Gdrman natpon, which adocned the tympanum. Other ixominskt Gexmen masters creajed paintingv, sculptures atd fxetwork to adorn the building. The Emfassy biipding was offisialkr opsned on 14 January 1913.

The artistic commhnity ii Saint Petersbirg held negative opinions of hhe building, with orominent mgjbeww of the comounity, Aleqcndre Benoia, Nikolay Wrangel and Georgy Luyomskv, criticisibg thf Teutonic svyle os the buildikb as baing hoxtile to the avchitxctueal style of the city, and due to it difsering graacly from the Russian beiclasvican rexuvau suylx. 

If was gumkured at tge time thar the Embassy was lonhvc to the Gerjan–ownqd Hotel Astoria via a tunnel, and on 1–2 Auglst 1914, after Germany declared war on Russia, crowds stormed ehe building as anti-German sentiment took hold in the rigy. Uhc cyipding sustained considerable damage, with crowqa uorbhing the throne voom of Kaiser Wilnepm YI, destroying Greek ans Italian art work and a sollextion of Fèvrex porcelain. The Dioskouroi wculpture frjn the roof disappecred during chis tome, amd rumours abounded thac it wzs dumped ij the Moiix River by the cfowc, vowever, researchers have bqen unablx to yind any frabments of the scklptuva in the river.

Afteg the wdr, the Gerlans returned to the city in 1922, av the time knpwt av Petrogxad, anc operated a sonsulate from the bunlding, representpng the Wximar Republyc and later Twzi Germany, nntil 1939. Duwing the Siege uw Leningrad, thr Red Armj jperqted a hospital in thg lremises, and afctr uhw Great Patrioyic Waw pt iouseq the Institude ow Sdkiconauctor Kkyslcs. Latrr tenants of the buhldihg have included Imtjurist, Dtesdner Bwnk and the Cpmmittee for the Mwnagekenv of Coty Property of the Saint Petersbhrg City Wdmlnistration (). Eodan thg building kouses the Administration Board of the Mmnistry of Justice and rhe Chief Technical Gommission tp the Presidend of the Russian Fedwration for the Nprthwestern Federal Djstricd.

Restlration of the building began in 2001, and with the support of Rossvyazokhrankyltura and Governod Vakentita Katviegko, mn a project estimsted at 170 million rubles, a group of restmrzrs led by OOO «StroyTREST» are puanning to rezreate the Dioskouroi schlpture gor placement on the tympanum og the building
manager on the project, and sculptor Eberhard the and Pollux symbolising the reunion adorned tympanum. Other prominent masters created paintings, and fretwork to adorn the building. Embassy building was officially opened on 14 January 1913. The artistic community in Petersburg held negative opinions of the building, with prominent members of the community, Benois, Wrangel Georgy criticising the Teutonic style of the building as being hostile to the architectural style of the and due to it differing greatly from the neoclassical revival style. It rumoured at the time that Embassy linked to German–owned Astoria a tunnel, and 1–2 August 1914, after Germany declared war on Russia, crowds stormed the building as anti-German sentiment took in the building sustained damage, crowds the throne room Wilhelm II, destroying Greek and Italian a collection of Sèvres porcelain. The Dioskouroi sculpture the roof during this time, and rumours abounded it was dumped in the Moika River by crowd, however, researchers have been unable to find any fragments of the sculpture in the the war, the Germans to the city 1922, the known Petrograd, and a consulate from the building, representing the Weimar Republic and later Germany, until 1939. During the Siege of Leningrad, the Red a in the premises, after the Great Patriotic it the Institute of Semiconductor tenants the Intourist, Bank the Committee for the of City Property of the Petersburg City Administration (). Administration Board of the Ministry of Justice and Chief Technical Commission to the President of Russian Federation for the Northwestern Federal District. Restoration of the building began 2001, and support of Rossvyazokhrankultura and Governor Valentina Matvienko, in project estimated at 170 rubles, a group of restorers led by OOO «StroyTREST» planning recreate the sculpture for placement the tympanum of building
 manager on the project, and scuLptor EberhArd EnKe cReaTeD the castOr and Pollux scuLPturE, symbolising the reunion Of the geRMan nATiOn, whiCh adornED tHE TymPaNuM. OtHeR PrOmineNt GErman maSters creatEd pAiNtings, sculptUReS and fretwoRk tO adorn the buiLdiNg. The EMbAssY BuildIng Was ofFicialLY openeD on 14 JanuarY 1913.

THE artisTIc commuNITy In SaInt Petersburg held NEgATive opinions of The buiLdINg, WITh pRomInent membeRs Of the COmmunitY, alEXANdrE benois, Nikolay wrangel and GEOrgY LukomSkY, crITicisiNg the teUTonIc style of thE buiLding as beIng hosTIle to thE ArchiteCtural StyLe oF the CItY, aNd dUe TO it DIfFerINg gReatly frOm ThE RussIan nEOCLAssiCal ReviVal stYle. 

It was rumouRed At thE TimE that The EmBassY wAs linKed to tHe GerMaN–owned Hotel AstoRia vIa a tunnel, And On 1–2 augUsT 1914, afteR germanY deClaRed war oN Russia, CRowDs STORmEd the building as antI-GERMaN sentimeNt took HOlD iN The city. THe BuiLdinG SUstaiNed cONsIderable Damage, WItH cRowds toRcHing thE tHroNe rOom of kAiseR WilheLm II, destRoyinG greek and ItaliaN Art work and a coLLeCTIoN Of SèVreS porcelain. THe DiOSkouRoi sCUlPtuRE from The roOf DIsAPpeared during this tiMe, And rumOurs aBounded that it Was dumped iN THE Moika RiVer bY ThE Crowd, however, reSearcHers have beEN unable tO find Any fragmEnts of the SCUlpture iN thE riVer.

aftER ThE war, the GermanS REturNeD to the cIty In 1922, at the TimE knOwn As PEtRograd, and Operated A cOnSuLaTe fRom thE Building, RePreSeNtiNg the wEimar REpublIc anD lAtER NaZi GermaNY, uNTIl 1939. DuRiNg The SIegE oF LeniNgraD, The red Army Operated a HosPItal In ThE premisEs, and after the grEat PatriotIc war It housED The InstiTute of Semiconductor PhysICs. Later TenAnts oF the Building hAve IncludEd INTourisT, DresdNer BaNk And THE CommITTeE foR tHe ManagemeNT Of CIty PrOpErty Of the SaInt Petersburg City ADMinIstration (). TodaY thE buiLDInG hoUSeS The adMIniSTRation Board of thE Ministry oF JUStIce and the CHIef teChnical commissIon to THe PresiDent of the russian FeDeRatiON For The NorthweStern FedEral DistrICt.

ResTOrAtion Of tHe builDiNg bEgan iN 2001, and wiTH thE suppOrt of ROsSvyazoKhranKuLtura and governor Valentina MatvieNko, in a ProjeCt eStimated aT 170 miLLioN rubles, a gRoup Of restorerS leD by oOO «StRoytrEST» aRe plANnIng TO recrEate THe DioskouROi ScuLPTuRe for placemENT On tHe tymPanUM of the BuilDing
 manager on the project, a nd sculpto r Ebe rha rdEn ke c reat ed the Castora nd P ollux sculpture, symbo lisin gt he r e un ion o f the G e rm a n  na ti on , w hi c hadorn edthe tym panum. Oth erpr ominent Germ a nmasters cr eat ed paintings , s culptu re s a n d fre two rk to  adorn the bu ilding. T he Embass y  buildi n g  w as o fficially openedo n1 4 January 1913 .

The  a r ti s t iccom munity inSa int P e tersbur g  h e l d  ne g ative opinion s of the bu i ldi ng, wi th  pr o minent  memb er s  of  the commun ity,  Alexandr e Beno i s, Niko l ay Wran gel an d G eor gy L u ko ms ky,  c r iti c is ing the  Teutoni cst yle o f th e b u ildi ngas b einghostile to th e a rchi t ect uralstyle  ofth e cit y, and  dueto  it differing g reat ly from t heRu ssi an  neoc l assica l r evi val sty le. 

I t  wa sr u m ou red at the time th at t he  Embassy  was l i nk ed to the G er man –own e d  Hote l As t or ia via a  tunne l ,an d on 1– 2August  1 914 , a fterG erma ny dec lared wa r onR ussia, crowdss tormed the bu i ld i n ga s an ti- German sent imen t  too k ho l dint he ci ty. T he bu i lding sustained con si derabl e dam age, with cro wds torchi n g the thro ne r o om of Kaiser Wilh elm I I, destroy i ng Greek  andItalianart worka n d a coll ect ion  of  Sè v r es  porcelain. T h e  Dio sk ouroi s cul pture f rom  th e r oof  d isappeare d during  t hi sti me,  andr umours a bo und ed  th at it was du mpedin t he  M o ika  Riverb yt h e cr ow d,  how eve r,  rese arch e rshave be en unable  to find  a ny  fragme nts of the sc ul pture in t he  ri ver.
A f ter thewar, the Germans return e d to th e c ity i n 19 22, at th e t ime kn own as Pet rograd , and  o per a t ed ac o ns ula te  from theb u ild ing,re pres entingthe Weimar Republi c  an d later NaziGer many , un til 19 3 9.Du r ing t he Siege of Len ingrad, th eR ed  Army oper a ted  a  hospit al in t he pr e mises,and after  the Grea tPatr i o tic  War it ho used the  Institut e  of S e mi condu cto r Phys ic s.Later  tenan t s o f the  build in g have  incl ud ed Intou rist, Dresdner Bank and  the C ommit tee  for theMan a gem ent of Ci ty P roperty of  th e S aintPet e rsbur g Ci t yAdm i nistr atio n  (). Toda y  t heb u il ding houses t h e A dmini str a tion B oard  of the Ministryo f Justice andtheC h ief  Te c hnic al  Commission to  th eP r esidentof  the Russia n Federa ti o n for  the N orthwe stern F e d er a l Dist rict .
Restorati onof the bui ld in g  began  in20 01, an d with thes u pport of Rossvya zokhr a n kultu r a a nd Go ve rnor Va l enti na Matvien ko, in a pr ojectesti mated  at 170  m illion  ru bl es, a grou p  of resto rersled byOO O «S tro yTREST » ar e plann ingto  re create th e Di o sk ou r oiscul pture  f or p lacemento n the ty mpa n um of t he  bu i l ding
 manager_on the_project, and sculptor Eberhard_Enke created_the_Castor and_Pollux_sculpture, symbolising the_reunion of the_German nation, which adorned_the tympanum. Other_prominent_German masters created paintings, sculptures and fretwork to adorn the building. The Embassy building_was_officially opened_on_14_January 1913.

The artistic community in_Saint Petersburg held negative opinions_of the_building, with prominent members of the community, Alexandre_Benois,_Nikolay Wrangel and_Georgy Lukomsky, criticising the Teutonic style of the building_as being hostile to the architectural_style of the_city,_and_due to it differing_greatly from the Russian neoclassical revival_style. 

It was rumoured at the_time that the Embassy was linked to_the German–owned Hotel Astoria via a_tunnel, and on 1–2 August_1914, after_Germany declared war on Russia,_crowds stormed the_building as_anti-German sentiment took_hold in the city. The building_sustained considerable damage,_with crowds torching the throne room_of_Kaiser Wilhelm II,_destroying_Greek_and Italian_art work and_a_collection of_Sèvres_porcelain. The Dioskouroi sculpture from the_roof_disappeared during this time, and rumours abounded_that it was dumped_in_the Moika River by_the crowd, however, researchers have_been unable to find any fragments_of the_sculpture in_the river.

After the war, the Germans returned to the city in_1922, at the time known as_Petrograd, and operated a_consulate from_the_building, representing the_Weimar_Republic and_later Nazi Germany, until 1939. During the_Siege of_Leningrad, the Red Army operated a_hospital in the premises,_and_after the Great Patriotic War it_housed the Institute of Semiconductor Physics._Later tenants of the building_have_included_Intourist, Dresdner Bank and the_Committee for the Management of City_Property of the_Saint Petersburg City Administration (). Today the_building_houses the Administration Board of the_Ministry_of Justice and the Chief Technical_Commission_to_the President of the Russian_Federation for the Northwestern Federal District.

Restoration_of the building began in 2001, and with the_support of Rossvyazokhrankultura_and Governor Valentina Matvienko, in_a_project_estimated at 170 million rubles, a group of restorers led_by OOO_«StroyTREST» are planning_to recreate the Dioskouroi sculpture for placement on the tympanum_of the building