Today I want to tell you about another popular department store in Saint-Petersburg. It's Passage. I was on a little exibition about it's history, and now I'm very pleased to share some information with you!
It was founded in 1846. In the beginning there was warehouse on the grounfloor, shopping space was on the first, and apartments were on the second floor.
In 1879 the "Credit Lyonnais" setteled there. It's interesting that it was one and only bank which was licenced to work in Russia at those times!
Concert-hall of the Passage was the place of scientific lectures, and many notorious and well known people appeared there. Later the concert hall was transformed to theatre of Komissarzevskaya.
The Passage was on renovation for several times. After 1961 it specialized on goods for women.
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