Spassky tower
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Spassky tower
Bute Kpemlevskoy clock tower ... Song. There was a time-honored tradition - in ppihodit Kpeml chepez vopota Spassky tower with a bare head. Hapushitelya-gawkers or nesmyshlenogo ppiezzhego napod punished immediately, making fifty paz bow tower. Centuries evolved and gradually became vosppinimatsya as a matter of pazumeyuscheesya representations for that Spassky vopota - Chief, papadny input-entry Kpeml, one of the dominant soopuzheny on Kpasnoy area. Early pposhlogo century British traveler Edward Daniel Clarke published a book, which contains the following episode. Having learned that before the Spassky Gate must remove his hat, he decided to shut the ignorance and went to the Kremlin in a headdress. Clark called the time, but the traveler pretended not to |
Katerina Kvarnegi architect Sank-Petersburg
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Giacomo Quarenghi was born in Italy in 1744 near Bergamo. He grew up among the buildings of Palladio and knew all his creations first-person showed some talent, he moved to Rome in 1762, where he studied painting at the Mengs Emergency sepia ink and develop his theories, delicately puts a white, showing great skill, which he learned from Mengs and future teachers. Later he studied architecture, traveling to Italy, he visited and painted classical ruins and villas in Venneto. Somehow, Katerina, on the remote shores of the Neva saw his wonderful drawings, and in 1779 invited him to St. Petersburg and entered into a contract with him. Not expecting much from living in Italy or in Western Europe, he did not miss the chance given to him to Catherine, and left for Russia with his family.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Residential buildings
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HOUSES
In mid-1930 after the crisis and depression in the U.S. economy began to be observed rise slightly to quicken construction, reduce unemployment among architects. This has enabled Wright to engage in practical activities. At the same time in the development of American and Western architecture in general, a trend that became more consistent with his creative beliefs. This was the beginning of change in the development of modern architecture abroad. That was built in 1920, caused dissatisfaction among the population and themselves are the architects. Leading architects of the West are beginning to look for ways to humanize the architecture and enhance its expressiveness. In connection with this increased popularity of Wright. From 1934-1936,., Already at an advanced age, |
Aldus Pius Manutsy
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Bartolome Murillo Estavan.
category: Architecture
Especially a lot of paintings by Murillo is stored in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. A number of original paintings stored at the State Museum of Fine Arts. Pushkin. All the works of Spanish artist stored in museums of Russia and near abroad, published in catalogs and universally well known.
However, it remains a painting by Murillo, which, thanks to the peculiarities of "museum" of life, is still under a little-known as we do, and abroad. It is a canvas "Archangel Raphael with the forthcoming before him bishop Domonte" (oil on canvas 2,11 x1, 50), located in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. At the height of his artistic quality, it can be attributed to the best works of Murillo. The picture has a complicated history. First and the literature it is ment |
I. Martos. Monument to Minin and Pozharsky
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Monument to Minin and Pozharsky was the first monument in Moscow, delivered not in honor of the emperor, and in honor of national heroes. So, in the words of a contemporary, describes the monument in its program the author himself - Ivan Petrovich Martos:
Ikogda at 1803g. a question about collecting donations for the monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Martos, immediately began work on the creation of the monument. Initiated the installation of the monument were members of the Free Society of Lovers of good literature, sciences and arts. The same company has offered the head arrangement to put the future of the monument of national hero Kuzma Minin. In the journal "High School" for 1803g. we read: "Nature, in obedience to God and not looking at genealogy, infl |
Pictorial Art in Germany
category: Architecture
Since the beginning of the nineteenth century. klassitsiziruyuschie trends in German painting had
driven romantic. In German romanticism prevailed reactionary direction and in response, many artists are on the accept- rencheskie pozitsii.Lish in the works of some of them reflected progressive trends epohi.Samye living phenomenon romantic temptation- STVA appeared in the field of portraiture and landscape. ??? Portraits are the best part of the artistic heritage of Philip Otto Runge (1777-1810), who worked in Hamburg. Close to the circle Hamburg-Romantic writers, himself a prominent theorist of painting, paid great attention to color and its harmonies, author treatise "color wheel", Runge has so |
Cathedral of the Annunciation
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Cathedral of the Annunciation.
In the south-western part of Cathedral Square is an elegant devyatiglavy the golden-domed Cathedral of the Annunciation. The Cathedral was built in 1484 - years as the house-masters of Pskov fortress Grand Prince of Moscow. Originally the temple was small and was married with three heads. In 60? Ies XVI century, were built four single-headed churches (chapels) of Mr. Lehre's Cathedral and two false-thus, the cathedral became devyatiglavoe construction. In 70? Ies XVI century for Ivan the Terrible built a porch with a high white stone porch. From the palace cathedral joined by special transition. During ceremonies held at the Cathedral Square, the temple served as a ceremonial exit from the palace of Prince (later King) and his retinue. The Cathed |
Tower of Moscow Kremlin
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Taynitskaya Tower
In 1485, when Ivan III launched in the Kremlin building, Italian architect Anton Fryazin laid the first of a new tower of the Moscow Kremlin, which was named Taynitskaya. The chronicler describes the event: "... founded on byst retse in Moscow strelnitsa Sheshkovyh at the gate, and beneath it launched a cache, and did it Anton Fryazin. These pass-gate were built on the site of the old gates of the Kremlin Cheshkova - The time of Dmitry Donskoy. As correctly noted by the chronicler, in the construction of the tower below it was dug a well and secret passage to the Moskva river that supplied water Muscovites in the case of the siege, hence the name. Taynitskaya tower with a pass-gate was strelnitsa outlet, connected with its stone bridge, inside th |
Moscow Kremlin
category: Architecture
Far in the depth of the centuries is rooted history of the Moscow Kremlin. The first mention of Moscow appeared on the pages of ancient chronicles more than eight centuries ago.
In X1 - X11 centuries on the western outskirts of Suzdal principality, on a high hill, washed by the rivers of Moscow and Neglinnoy, noisy soseovy boron, in which there was a small fortified settlement. Archaeological evidence of recent years indicate that the strengthening of the settlement appeared here not later than the X1 century. Recent excavations in the Kremlin has shown that for a small wooden fortress walls were built of trade and handicrafts of the city. Borovitckii hill preserved remains of buildings, traces of fortifications, and bridges. In 1147 the son of Vladimir Monomakh Suzdal |
Monument AS Pushkin
category: Architecture
It is difficult to present Moscow without a well-known monument
poet-creator A.S.Pushkinu.Ego AM Opekushin sculptor, architect pedestal-V.A.Petrov.Material from which the sculpture, granite, because it is perceived as something vechnoe.Na shoulders of the author lay huge responsibility: that it creates, will remain at veki.Eta responsibility not only to art, but also to society, which generations will vosprinemat sculptor. Monument to Pushkin was vozdvignot in Moscow's Pushkin Square 1880godu birthday of the poet. Sculpture of Pushkin looks very natural: the right hand zalozhina overboard coat, left-casual gesture assigned to back, she keeps shlyapu.Nemnogo been moved forward left leg cre |
Trinity Church in Ostankino
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Trinity Church in Ostankino.
Builder of the Church of the Ostankino was a serf of Prince M. J. Cherkassky stone-maker Paul Sidorovich Potekhin occurring izsela Kadnitsy Nizhniy Novgorod district, by a number of interesting monuments such as churches in the suburban estates in the Markov and Uryupin and Ostrovoezerskiymonastyr in Worms. Construction of the temple with its two chapels lasted about 14 years, since 1678. The main building was completed in 1863godu, and at that time was consecrated northern Tikhvinskij chapel, which served as a home church, South Aisle Alexander Svirsky consecrated only in 1691, atsentralnuyu part of the temple - in 1692. Typically, interior finish and carving of the iconostasis of the church were given in a row other masters after th |
Architecture of the Moscow Metro
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Architecture of the Moscow subway
For more than half a century of existence of the underground, we are accustomed to him, but has become an everyday transportation, but it loses its former reputation of the "miracle" - a miracle of technology and the miracle of art. Artistic credibility subway construction was conquered in the 30 years, at the time of construction of transmission lines and stations first. Impression produced on the people "underground palace" was so overwhelming that the launch of the first stage was associated with the onset of a new "metropolitenovoy era, when, together with improving the city and the people who live in it." For residents of Moscow - from small to big - the underground and became a criterion of aesthetic evalua |
Architecture of the Moscow Kremlin XIV-XVI centuries.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................. .................................................. ............... 3 Cathedral Square ................................................ .......................................... 6 Cathedral of the Assumption ................................................ ............................................... 7 Annunciation Cathedral ................................................ ................................ 8 Archangel Cathedral ................................................ ..................................... 9 Home church ................................................ .............................. 10 Ivan the Great Bell and Belfry .............................. |
Cathedrals and churches of the Moscow Kremlin
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Cathedrals and churches of the Kremlin
(Cathedral Square. Kremlin) The beauty of the city created by man and he is animated. Discovering this beauty, a man comes to enlightenment ideas that are embodied in the architecture of its creators - the architects and builders. Often we do not know under what circumstances created by the architectural work, often we do not even know the names of their creators, but the soul mood, addiction, and their artistic taste - all this can be replaced, inquisitive eyes. The main characters of these pages - the cathedrals and churches of the Kremlin, as architectural monuments of Moscow. Monument - the concept is not only historic, it contains both a qualitative assessment of works of art: the monument - something that is worthy of memory |
Moscow Kremlin
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The Moscow Kremlin.
The Kremlin, the oldest part of Moscow, the main socio-political and historical-artistic complex of the center of the capital, seat of higher organovgosudarstvennoy authorities of the country. The walls and towers of the Kremlin. Built in 1485-1495 gg. red brick on the inside of zabutovkoy Ibel cobble stone lime mortar. Because their masters did not have sufficient knowledge to make buildings, the Grand Duke of All Russia, Ivan III of Russia, on the advice of his wife Sophia nanyalitalyanskih Fryazin architect Antonio (Antonio Gilardi), Marco Fryazin (Marco Ruffo), Peter Fryazin (Pietro Antonio Solari) Aleviz Fryazin Old (Aloisio da Carcano), headed by Aristotle Foravanti. This is not brothers and not even namesakes. In Russia at that time "fry |
Krylatskoje
category: Architecture
Contents
1. History Krylatskom 1 2. Municipal District "Krylatskoe" 8 3. Geography of the municipal area "Krylatskoe" 10 4. Street names Krylatskom 12 5. Chronology Krylatskom: facts and events of 13 6. Literature 14 The plan - scheme of the municipal district Krylatskoje 15 1.Istoriya Krylatskom. The ancient village near Moscow Krylatskoje located 11 kilometers to the northwest otMoskvy on the right bank of the Moskva River at the river Melenki between Kuntsevo and Tatarovo. Name of the village Krylatskoe, apparently, comes from the characteristic features of the area in which it is located. This area is cut by ravines, the village stood on a few hills. Some parts of the village were nazvaniyaKrylats |
ABZ
category: Architecture
Baseline data.
ling station construction 10 The width of the carriageway 7 The thickness of asphalt concrete 0,1 Type of asphalt concrete in The density of asphalt concrete 2 Number of shifts 1 Duration 4 The length of the transport 11 Resistivity steel 0,12? 10.4 ohms? M Contents: Climatic characteristics of the area. 4 1. Rationale placement Abs. 5 1.1. Comparison of cooling time asphalt mixture, since its delivery to the place of installation. 5 1.2. Sources of ABZ water and electricity. Statutory requirement. 5 2. Mode of the plant and its performance. 5 2.1. Hourly productivity ABZ, QCH, t / h. 5 2.2. Calculation of the materials. 6 3. Determination of the leng |
Analysis of paintings Florentine school
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Introduction.
???????????????????????????????????????????Rationale choice of theme. This course work is devoted to the paintings of Florentine school of the end XV - early XVI century from the Hermitage collection of works by the example of Filippino Lippi, Piero di Cosimo and Mariotto Albertinelli written on the subject "The Adoration of the Christ Child". Another important reason for selection of these works was to find them in the Hermitage collection, which allows direct contact with the originals. The works were created for distribution in Western European art theme - "Christmas". As one of the important events of the Gospel texts, Christmas has become a favorite subject, as in the Orthodox and Catholic in the art. Iconography it was bas |
Shekhtel
category: Architecture
Shekhtel Fedor Osipovich Fedor Osipovich Shekhtel is one of the major architects of the turn 19 - Shekhtel began with eclecticism worked a lot in this style and enjoyed Unlike some static architects' creativity --eclectic, creative Shekhtel-style dynamics in a c |
Tsars village, its architecture
category: Architecture
1.Vstuplenie guests of the city of Pushkin, the first time entering in the historical partthrough the Egyptian gates, and waiting to see the monuments of Baroque andclassicism of the eighteenth century, with surprise to the right of this gate noticepicturesque ensemble in the national style. He is known as can be argu |
Elektroprogrev concrete
category: Architecture
Featured ways
elektroprogreva concrete and reinforced concrete structures. Tab. Number 1 |
Shekhtel - the father of Art Nouveau
category: Architecture
1.Vvdenie. In my work I would like to acquaint the reader with the life andcreativity of one of the most prominent architects of the beginning of the end of XIX XXcenturies. His name is Fedor Osipovich Shekhtel. Shekhtel was a first-class architect,stsenografistom, artist books and drawings, craftsmen,teacher, social worker, a man steeped in his bestquality of the Russian intelligentsia. Throughout his life, he invested an invaluable contribution to the development of a world,and Russian architecture. Conscious life and work of thisremarkable master connected primarily with Moscow, where heproject was built more than fifty buildings, many of whomrepresent the architectural monuments. Shekhtel worked in the Art Nouveau style. This style calculates its histo |
Brunelleschis architecture during the early Renaissance
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Architecture Brunelleschi in the early Renaissance In the culture of the Italian Renaissance architecture occupies a prominent place. The abundance of talented artists, scale and diversity artistic creativity and, most importantly, in his bold innovation Italy ahead in the 15 century. all other countries in Europe. Italian Art beginning of radical changes in art refers to the first 15 in decades. The leader in creative research and discoveries in artistic field, as in humanity, for almost all of this century was Florence. Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio - three Florentin |
Aesthetics of ancient cities
category: Architecture
Plan Introduction notion of "city? image of the city core of the city features ancient city Today it is obvious that culture with a capital letter, as Man-Madeinspired human environment and the spiritual and material conditionhuman existence, is in the process of a certain global crisis, orfracture transition in some fundamentally different quality. Perhaps notin the traditional sense, but something radically new. Today in our science, much has been done to study the individualcomponents of Russian medieval literature - literature,fine arts, urban planning, aesthetics. Understandingfiction, as a certain distinctive phenomenon, givesto cle |
Anichkov Bridge
category: Architecture
Museums in Estonian folk culture s? Ilitajad.
Estonia's oldest musiumid have originated baltisaklaste collections. The first museum was opened in Tallinn 1802nd A. This was a pharmacist, Burchard of historical objects in Tallinn throughout. Tartu? Likooli Museum of Art, which now bears the name of the Museum of Classical Muinsusteaduse, founded 1803.a. Estonians? Heks t? Htsamaks museum has been and s? Ani Estonian National Museum in Tartu, which was established in 1909 a. muusiumi? lesandeks was a collection of folklore and ethnographic objects, s? ilitamine and exploration. There are currently held in the Estonian nation utensils, r? Ivaid, works of art. 17 November 1919 a. r decided? hm Estonian artists, that must have its own museum in Tallinn. 1 |
Construction of a brick house
category: Architecture
1. Characteristics of erected structures.
???Facility being built - and 7-storey residential building, the type series 87-073/1.2, of brick with precast concrete elements. ???Residential house has 2 ends and 1 series section. ???The total length of the building in the axes - 62200 mm. ???The total width of the building in the axes - 12000 mm. ???Building height - 23,6 m. ???The thickness of the exterior walls - 640 mm. 2. Determination of construction and installation works. Table 2.1 - Specification of prefabricated elements. Naim. ed. Mark Dimensions (cm) Volume elements Product weight Need to floor L |
Gas residential area
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Introduction. 3
1. Baseline. 5 2. The calculation of gas consumption. 5 2.1. Determination of gas for domestic needs. 5 2.2. Plotting domestic gas consumption. 7 2.3. Determination of gas to household needs. 10 3. Selection Scheme of gas supply and the number of EMG. 10 4. Hydraulic calculation of low-pressure gas pipelines. 12 5.Gidravlichesky calculation vysouogo gas pressure. 16 6. Design and calculation of the Intra-and courtyard of the pipeline. 17 7. Choice of equipment for EMG. 18 Introduction Town gas supply system Modern urban distribution systems is a complex structure consisting of the following main elements: the gas networks of low, medium and high pressure gas distr |
two-storey living?? house
category: Architecture
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3 1 Area Construction 4 2 space-planning decisions 5 3 Space-planning INDICATORS 6 4 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS 7 5 DESIGN DECISION 9 5.1 Foundations and cap 9 5.2 Walls 11 Thermal Engineering for 12 5.3 Internal walls and partitions 14 5.4 Overlapping 15 5.5 Floors 16 5.6 The roof, the roof 18 5.7 Stairs 20 5.8 The windows and doors 21 6 external and internal finishing 23 7 ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT 25 8 SPECIFICATION PREFABRICATED 26 9 TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS 28 REFERENCES 29 INTRODUCTION Intensive development of construction machinery is accompanied by the introduction of industrial methods of con |
wooden architecture
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Calculation of nodes.
Reference node: Calculated normal force N = 735 (48 (kN), shear force Q = 139 (the book). Materials swivel in the heel and skate, steel stamps VSt3kp2 GOST 3832-87 with modifications. Check stresses in the hinge of crushing: Structurally accept rod d = 40 (mm). This bending profile shoe accept half pipe d = 50 (mm) with wall thickness of 5 (mm). Maintenance control of End-stop arch on crushing. Estimated shear resistance Rcm = Rc = Ri = 12 (2 (MPa). The required shear area: Based on these dimensions, assign a width and length of the shoe, respectively, 200 and 400mm. The force of the hinge is transferred to the shoe through the weld profile of the plate |
nursery garden 140 seats with a swimming pool
category: Architecture
Dear members of the state commission! I have developed a thesis project on the theme: children's nursery with 140 places with a pool in the city of Perm. Since no more demand for pre-school education, he was designed for 140 beds, which may well meet the needs of four nearby neighborhoods. In the design of the building were taken into account regulations and the existing model solutions. In the project there are no solutions of the complexity of manufacturing, assembly and costly, thus the cost of the project as a whole. The building is made of materials and designs are not expensive and are not in short supply on the project cost is optimal. The object is located on the streets of Ufa, the Sverdlovsk region. The platform has the following characteristics: |
dwelling house manor type
category: Architecture
General data.
Designed building is a residential single-family 3-room house. Construction site is located in the city of Bryansk. Terrain - quiet. Depth of soil freezing were 1.15 meters. Normal snow load on the building of 100 kgf/cm2. Climatic region II. Dampening factor 1.1. Annual rainfall 610 mm. 1. Architectural - planning solution One-storey house of the type (1-but flat, 3-room) is designed for rural construction, the house is designed for the settlement of the family of 3-4 persons. The house has 3 rooms, kitchen, bathroom, toilet, household cupboards, veranda. The main room houses are grouped according to their purpose, samples of functional zones day care and recreation. Location living rooms allows free orientation of the house on the sides o |
royal residences
category: Architecture
"He came Peter, and, in some strange instinct of the soul high, embracing at a glance all the diseases of the fatherland, knowing the great and holy meaning of the State, he hit in Russia, as terrible, but beneficent storm. The attack on caste judges thieves strike by the boyars, thinking about their fathers, and they forget their homeland, attacked the monks seeking dushespaseniya in keliyah and levies in the cities, but forgets the Church and the fatherland, and Fellowship ... A lot of mistakes darkened glory of transducer Russia, but it is the honor of awakening her to the force and to consciousness of strength.
Khomiakov. "On the old and new" in 1839 "If my book takes the reader's attention and at least partly to help them remember, or even, perhap |
Historical and geographical conditions of formation of the urban fabric
category: Architecture
1. Moscow. Background.
1.1. Geographical location, topography. Moscow is located in the center of European Russia, between the rivers Oka and Volga at 55 ? 45 'north latitude and 37 ? 37' east longitude, on the river Moscow, at an average altitude of 180 m above sea level. The highest point of his are on the south-west and north-west of the lowest points of the city are located eastern and south-eastern part, 1.2. Historical geography of the area Moscow stands on seven hills: the Kremlin, Sretenski, fresh, Trehgore Tagansky, Lefortovo Sparrow Hills. However, this assertion is not entirely true: upland hills called in a strictly geographical sense, it is impossible. The number "seven" in dialect means "a lot". |
Fundamentals of Architecture
category: Architecture
Description of conditions of operation of the facility,
constructive scheme of the building and materials. The building is operated in a zone of normal humidity. Building Class A-2. Description of climatological conditions. SNIP 2.01.01-82 Building climatology and geophysics. (State Building Committee of the USSR-M-Stroiizdat) g.Kondopoga (p.10-11). Outside air temperature on months. (to, P) January-(-10.7) May-(7.6) September-(9.4) February-(-10.5) June-(13.3) October-(3.2) March-(-6.4) July-(16.9) in November-(-2.2) April-(1.1) in August-(14.7) December-(-7.4) Average annual temperature (to, S) - (2.4) The absolute minimum (to, S) - (-43) Absolut |
Manor Zyuzin
category: Architecture
It is known that many of the settlements, both in Moscow and in other regions have received the names of the owners. Is no exception and Zyuzin. Judging by this toponym, the estate once belonged to nationals Tver Zyuzin, holds a prominent position at the royal court in the XVI-XVII centuries. from about 1584 they owned and the other outside Moscow mansion-Nikolskoye village whose territory is now located in the neighborhood "The Swan" on the Leningrad Highway.
? Apparently, in the early XVII century Zyuzin was given in the local ownership Streltsi head Fyodor Chelyuskina, and in 1618 it passed to the boyar princes sic Alexey Yu Sitskomu. Alexey Yu, a descendant of the princes of Yaroslavl, begins to be mentioned in documents from the end of XVI century. In the Time of Tro |
In Riga, there are 44 museums
category: Architecture
In Riga, there are 44 museum. New open constantly, we already have a museum of the history of boxing, museum Lattelekoma "and even a museum of Riga's water supply.
?? In the ensemble of the Riga Dome Cathedral is the oldest museum in Latvia and the Baltic states - now the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation. It was founded in 1773 on the basis of private collections physician Nikolaus von Himzelya, is one of the oldest museums in Europe .. ?? Currently, the museum is kept up to 500000 of museum materials related to the history, culture and life of Riga, as well as a valuable collection on the history of the Latvian Maritime. ?? Five halls permanent exhibition devoted to the territory of the bottom of the Daugava River with lX century BC on the Xll |
Arab East
category: Architecture
The architectural aspect of St. Sernin
Silve Bishop did, taking the end of the IV ? C. construction of a new basilica - martyrium. How to know the architecture of this church disappeared? The apse in the arc exceeded the terms of the average size (6 m internal diameter) was found in 1970 in the high vault of current St. - Sernin belongs to him, if we consider that the sarcophagus Saturnin remained at its base (soil) from the translation Exupere until 1258. It was wrapped around the main apse of the church end of the XI ? C., so that the inner diameter of the roundabout way of approaching Roman handed diameter of the outer of the apse paleochretienne. In fact, only a great apse, transept with the tower crossing (crossed), collateral doubles the nave and the last |
Egyptian Bridge
category: Architecture
Egyptian Bridge was built in the 20-ies of the XIX century through the Fontanka River. The existing bridge now bears little resemblance to the old Egyptian, who was single-span chain. These chains are passed through the tall iron gates with a lot of jewelry and ornaments made in Egyptian style. In 1826, after construction on both sides of the pedestals installed four sphinx sculptor PP Sokolov.
January 20, 1905 the bridge collapsed under the weight held by him riding a column of mounted Guards Her Imperial Majesty. Rearguard trained more than a trained circus horse, the clatter of horses hooves in time (pro people would say - "keep pace"), and the bridge could not stand it, broke, burst iron chains, supporting the passage in the hanging position. Instantly the entire str |