In St. Petersburg denied reports about the terrace on the mansion Miller

Information about the plans to build a terrace on the mansion of Karl Miller in the center of St. Petersburg is not true, the press service of the Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (KGIOP) told 78.ru.

The Ministry said that distributed in the network and media renders with an overbuilt floor are not related to reality. KGIOP indicated that they depict one of the early sketches, which was not included in official documents.

The project of restoration of the historic building has been repeatedly changed, KGIOP reported. The version approved in 2025 does not violate the historical appearance of the monument, which was also confirmed by experts.

Miller’s mansion is located on St. Isaac’s Square. On the evening of October 1, a fire broke out in the building. The flames spread over an area of 2,000 square meters and affected another 250 square meters of roofing in a nearby building. After a few hours, the open burning was eliminated, but the fire was completely extinguished only a day later.

SK called the preliminary cause of the fire violation during welding during the reconstruction of the building. Investigators opened a criminal case on violation of safety rules when conducting construction or other works (Part 1 of Art. 216 of the Criminal Code).

Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov said that the building will be restored before the end of 2028.

Miller's mansion was formed on the basis of buildings of the XVIII century, and in 1879-1880 it was significantly rebuilt for the engineer Carl Miller by the project of his brother, architect Ferdinand Miller. The Miller family owned the house until nationalization in 1917. The building was included in the unified state register as an object of cultural heritage of regional importance in 2021.