On the Grid : Singer House

"Singer House is a building located at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt and the Griboyedov Canal, directly opposite the Kazan Cathedral. It is called Singer house because the building was designed for the Russian branch of the Singer Sewing Machine Company initially, but house changed several owners after that. Is is also known as House of Books – the most famous bookstore in Saint Petersburg nowadays. On the second floor there is a Café Singer - a small cozy place with a beautiful view of the Nevsky Prospekt. The perfect plan is to book a table near the window for the evening time, to come and walk around the store and after that go to the café. On the upper floors of Singer House the office of Russia's largest social network VKontakte is located, but, unfortunately, there is no opportunity to get there." - Infographicsmag