why firebirds, because this house is the wedding gift of the merchant leontya zhelyaba to his daughterfirebird is a symbol of immortality. the embodiment of well-being, wealth and fertility is a kind of wish for the newlyweds. and for the merchant georgy golovanov it was built the real fabulous terem seems to be about to descend from the porch, the merchants loved not only luxury, but also comfort, and this house fully met these requirements, the luxurious picturesque garden, located on the south side, protected from the wind, and the brick wall the northern side was supposed to protect the merchant's estate from the possible. but there are other fabulous towers in tomsk, only now from the scandinavian epic, oh, and for a long time tomsk residents could not get used to this house, not russian. after all, on the roof, look who's there horses, birds, no dragons. so why are dragons, and you imagine tomsk was founded in 1604. it was the year of the dragon, and the architect vikentiy rzhevshko planned to complete the construction of this house in the year 1904. and this , by coincidence, wa