Taleon Imperial Hotel — Imperial Hall

The Imperial Hall is the grand ballroom of the Talion Imperial Hotel, a five-star hotel in the Eliseev mansion on the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and the Moika. The hall appeared in the 1840s, and was later expanded and redecorated by the architect Nikolai Grebyonka. Franz Liszt played here, and Dostoevsky, Turgenev, and Saltykov-Shchedrin read their works here.

Area — 351 m², the hall accommodates up to 300 guests. It is located on the third floor, next to the grand staircase and the Enfilade, where it is convenient to welcome guests with a welcome cocktail. White walls with gilded stucco, crystal chandeliers, and velvet lambrequins on the windows; the hall can be set up as a theater or with round banquet tables with a stage.

The Imperial Hall is suitable for gala dinners, weddings, anniversaries, conferences, and concerts in historic interiors. Banquets and buffets are prepared by the hotel's kitchen, and out-of-town guests can be accommodated in the mansion's rooms. It is a few minutes' walk to the Admiralteyskaya and Nevsky Prospekt metro stations.