This gothic residence was constructed by architect Shekhtel in 1989 for the "uncrowded Russian emperor", Savva Morozov, who was one of the richest industrialists and political activist. When he studied chemistry in Cambridge he was charmed the gothic architecture, so he decided to have something similar in Moscow. According to the other legend, that was his powerful and capricious wife, who persuaded him to start the construction of such expensive house to support her image in the high society.
Savva's destiny was tragic: because of his political views, in 1905 he was put aside from his factory, absolutely ill he moved alone to Paris and commited suiside. In 1909 the widow sold the house to the Ryabushinsky family, she complained of the sighs and creaks, made by her died husband in the night.
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