Moscow Art Nouveau｜The Dream Staircase in Modernism

If you're also fascinated by Art Nouveau, then don't miss this place when visiting Moscow: 🏛️ Ryabushinsky Mansion Built in 1902 and designed by Russia's most representative modernist architect, Fyodor Shekhtel, it was once the private residence of wealthy merchant Stepan Ryabushinsky. Now open to the public as the Gorky Memorial Museum. — 🎢 The most breathtaking feature is this "wave staircase": Like liquid metal, it flows gently from the ground floor upward, with curved handrails, jellyfish-shaped lamps, and a biomimetic "underwater vortex" at the base. It’s a modernist fantasy of flowing lines, natural forms, and dreamlike spaces. ✨ No matter the angle, every shot is a masterpiece! — 🎨 Architectural style highlights: • Russian Art Nouveau (blending organic, religious, and symbolic elements) • Stained glass, floral reliefs, natural curves • Exquisitely detailed interiors—even the doorknobs are works of art 📍 Address: 6/2 Malaya Nikitskaya Street, Building 5, Moscow 🎭 Now the Gorky Memorial Museum, with some exhibits dedicated to the writer’s life and works If Gaudí had left anything in Russia, it might just be this dreamlike mansion.