A view shows the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre, where partial demolition has begun as part of a renovation and redevelopment project, on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.12.11.2026#9336654
A general view shows the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre, where partial demolition has begun as part of a renovation and redevelopment project, on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.12.11.2026#9336653
Construction equipment is seen at the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre, where partial demolition has begun as part of a renovation and redevelopment project, on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.12.11.2026#9336652
A view shows the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre, where partial demolition has begun as part of a renovation and redevelopment project, on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.12.11.2026#9336516
Construction equipment is seen at the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre, where partial demolition has begun as part of a renovation and redevelopment project, on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.12.11.2026#9336515
A view shows the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre, where partial demolition has begun as part of a renovation and redevelopment project, on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.12.11.2026#9336514
Workers carry out partial demolition of buildings at the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre as part of a restoration project on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.12.11.2026#9336513
A view shows the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre, where partial demolition has begun as part of a renovation and redevelopment project, on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.12.11.2026#9336510
Construction equipment is seen at the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre, where partial demolition has begun as part of a renovation and redevelopment project, on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.12.11.2026#9336507