Any house, like a person, has its own destiny and its own, as a rule, a unique story. This book is about a little-known, "hidden" Moscow - with its legends, family secrets and exciting traditions, mystical fantasies and romantic dreams, thanks to which Moscow comes to life, and old houses reveal their soul. After reading it, for example, you will find out which Moscow mansion was dubbed the "House of Russian Faust," "Moscow Versailles," "Labyrinth of the Minotaur," where the legendary palace of the "French de beauchamp" is spread, the most luxurious in old Moscow, which palace is considered the most mysterious, and which one gained fame "the main house of the Silver Age."