Monuments of architecture of Russia, ranging frommajestic palaces and cathedrals with a thousand-year history and ending with modern buildings, amaze tourists with originality and brightness. A rare city of the Russian Federation can not boast of an ancient temple, a rich castle, a quaint house or an unusual bridge. However, there are masterpieces that you just can not but admire!
Pokrovsky Cathedral
Ancient monuments of architecture of Russia are infirst luxury temples. Pokrovsky Cathedral managed to become famous throughout the world due to its uniqueness and singularity. The structure has the form of an ensemble, formed by nine pillar-shaped churches (independent). All of them are located on the same basement (base), combined by internal and external galleries.
Cathedral included in the list of the largestRussian historical and architectural museums, located in the "heart" of the capital - on the territory of Red Square. The majestic church was erected by order of Ivan the Terrible in the middle of the 16th century, nowadays known as St. Basil's Cathedral. The wealth of appearance was the result of the game creators with two materials: white stone and brick. The variety of decor that distinguishes many well-known architectural monuments of Russia has been achieved thanks to several types of brick processing profiles used in various combinations.
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Even the guests of St. Petersburg, turned out to bethe territory of the “second capital” passing through, should certainly visit St. Isaac's Cathedral. The grand building in its present appearance was erected in 1818-1858, the project designed by architect Auguste Montferrand was taken as a basis. However, like many other architectural monuments of Russia of the 19th century, the cathedral has a longer history, which begins with a small church, founded in the early 18th century. The temple is one of the largest domed buildings on the planet, the diameter of the dome is 21.8 meters, over 100 kg of gold was spent on its creation.
Tourists are attracted not only by the intricatethe dome painting depicting biblical scenes, the rich interior of the cathedral - precious marble, malachite, lapis lazuli, gilding. High colonnade - one of the main reasons for the popularity of the temple. Using the narrow spiral staircase, you can find yourself at a height of 43 meters and enjoy the unique views of St. Petersburg.
Unusual bridges
Monuments of architecture of Russia is includingoriginal bridges built not only in past centuries, but also in our days. The whole world is aware of the existence of the Dancing Bridge in Volgograd. The building earned its nickname in 2010, when the swinging load was caused by wind load. Despite the considerable amplitude of oscillations (about a meter), the pavement and piers retained their integrity. The safety of the bridge was achieved with the help of special shock absorbers.
Admire the Krasnoyarsk Communal Bridge,included in the number of symbols of Siberia, it is possible not only when visiting the city, but also looking at the banknote (10 rubles). The building was erected during the reign of Khrushchev, for a long period was considered the longest Asian bridge, the length is 2300 meters. Interesting unique technology resorted to builders: the rejection of safety supports.
Manezhnaya Square
Manezhnaya Square, which is impossible not to mentionlisting the monuments of architecture of Russia, is considered the first bright masterpiece of the famous Tsereteli in Moscow, is located near the Kremlin walls, borders on the Historical Museum and Alexander Garden. The arena, built in 1817, until the 1930s was “framed” by dense urban construction. The liberation of the square took place in 1932 in connection with the construction of the metro.
Grand construction on the square beganonly in the early 90s. The Okhotny Ryad was created, which became the first Moscow shopping complex located underground. Also under the leadership of Tsereteli saw the light of a dazzling cascade of fountains with huge horses, lights, and cozy benches. From this moment Manezhnaya Square is perceived as a continuation of the Alexander Garden.
Winter Palace
Эрмитаж справедливо считается одним из The most magnificent buildings of St. Petersburg, a colorful example of the dawn of magnificent Baroque, this area includes many noteworthy architectural monuments of Russia of those times. The palace building, which left the other buildings of the northern capital far behind due to its beauty and size, was created by the architect Rastrelli and was planned as the residence of the Russian tsars.
The building overshadowed other architectural monumentsRussian 18th century, occupies a huge area, currently includes the Hermitage Theater, the Old, New, Small Hermitage. In fact, construction continued from 1764 to 1852. Each facade is unlike the others, since the creators took into account the features of the area. The Winter Palace has the shape of a rectangle, has a courtyard (front), corner protrusions.
Kolomna Palace
Many architectural monuments of Russia of the 17th century are notonly survived the reconstruction, but were restored almost from scratch. This list also includes the Kolomna Palace, which had the appearance of an intricate system of wooden cages (rooms) united by passages. Its architects were Russian architects Petrov and Mikhailov, who attracted the most prominent Moscow masters of the time to work.
The structure, thanks to the luxurious exoticthe decor (gilded leather, ceiling and wall biblical murals, wood carvings) enraptured foreign guests, stood for a century and was destroyed in 1767. The surviving layout allowed to restore the posh building in Moscow.
Novodvinsk fortress
В эпоху Петра Первого были возведены многие interesting monuments of architecture of Russia. The list includes the Novodvinsk fortress, which became the pride of Russian soldiers, awe-inspiring foreigners. Having survived many bloody battles, the building was partially preserved.
In the northern zone of Russia, this is the first structure,which has become a bastion type fortress. The architectural style is Dutch, examples of such structures are found in Europe and America. The fortress has the form of a square structure, includes four bastions, the distance between which is approximately 120 meters.
Annunciation Cathedral
Одно из самых интересных сооружений в Воронеже – Blagoveshchensk cathedral, created by architect Shevelev. The temple belongs to the Russian-Byzantine direction, its history is associated with the year the city was founded - 1586. Initially, the building was wooden, and was rebuilt many times. The destruction of the cathedral happened during the Great Patriotic War.
Like other monuments of architecture of Russia, photoabove, the church was restored (in 1998). Now the cathedral is located in another place, belongs to a slightly different style, the interior decoration has been modified. As before, the temple fascinates with its dimensions, without being lost even against the background of giant modern skyscrapers. Its height is 85 meters.
Of course, this is not all the bright monuments of architecture in Russia, which are worth visiting at least once.
