Famous architectural monuments of Russia

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Architectural monuments of Russia, ranging from majestic palaces and cathedrals with a thousand-year history to modern buildings, amaze tourists with originality and brightness. A rare city in the Russian Federation cannot boast of an ancient temple, a rich castle, a fancy house or an unusual bridge. However, there are masterpieces that you simply cannot help but admire!

Pokrovsky Cathedral

Ancient architectural monuments of Russia are primarily luxurious temples. The Intercession Cathedral has managed to become famous all over the world due to its uniqueness and unusualness. The structure looks like an ensemble formed by nine pillar-shaped churches (independent). All of them are located on the same basement (base), united by internal and external galleries.

The Cathedral, included in the list of the largest Russian historical and architectural museums, is 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, today it is known as St. Basil's Cathedral. The richness of the appearance was the resultgame creators with two materials: white stone and brick. The diversity of decor, which distinguishes many famous architectural monuments in Russia, has been achieved thanks to several types of brick processing profiles used in different combinations.

St. Isaac's Cathedral

Even guests of St. Petersburg, who find themselves on the territory of the “second capital”, should definitely visit St. Isaac's Cathedral. The grandiose building in its present appearance was erected in 1818-1858, based on the project developed by the architect Auguste Montferrand. However, like many other Russian architectural monuments 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 intricate dome painting depicting biblical scenes, the rich interior decoration of the cathedral - precious marbles, malachite, lapis lazuli, gilding. The high colonnade is one of the main reasons for the popularity of the temple. Using a narrow spiral staircase, you can find yourself at a height of 43 meters and enjoy the unique views of St. Petersburg.

Unusual bridges

Architectural monuments of Russia include original bridges built not only in past centuries, but also today. The whole world knows about the existence of the Dancing Bridge in Volgograd. The building earned its nickname in 2010,when swaying has occurred as a result of the wind load. Despite the significant amplitude of oscillations (about a meter), the road surface and supports retained their integrity. The safety of the bridge has been achieved with special shock absorbers.

You can admire the Krasnoyarsk communal bridge, which is one of the symbols of Siberia, not only when visiting the city, but also looking at a banknote (10 rubles). The building was erected during the reign of Khrushchev, for a long period it was considered the longest Asian bridge, the length is 2300 meters. The unique technology that the builders have resorted to is interesting: the rejection of safety supports.

Manezhnaya Square

Manezhnaya Square, which cannot be missed when listing Russian architectural monuments, is considered the first outstanding masterpiece of the famous Tsereteli in Moscow, located near the Kremlin walls, bordering the Historical Museum and the Alexander Garden. The arena, erected in 1817, until the 30s of the last century was "framed" by urban dense buildings. The square was vacated in 1932 due to the construction of the subway.

Grand construction on the square began only in the early 90s. Okhotny Ryad was created, which became the first Moscow shopping complex located underground. Also, under the leadership of Tsereteli, a dazzling cascade of fountains with huge horses, lighting and cozy benches saw the light. Since then, Manezhnaya Square has been perceived as a continuation of the Alexander Garden.

Winterpalace

The Hermitage is rightly considered one of the most magnificent buildings in St. Petersburg, a colorful example of the dawn of the magnificent baroque, many noteworthy architectural monuments of Russia of those times belong to this direction. The palace building, which left 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 Russian tsars.

The building, which eclipsed other architectural monuments of Russia of the 18th century, occupies a huge area, at the moment it includes the Hermitage Theater, the Old, New, Small Hermitage. In fact, construction continued from 1764 to 1852. Each facade is unlike the others, as the creators took into account the peculiarities of the area. The Winter Palace has the shape of a rectangle, has an inner (front) courtyard, corner ledges.

Kolomensky Palace

Many architectural monuments of Russia of the 17th century not only survived the reconstruction, but were also restored almost from scratch. This list also includes the Kolomna Palace, which looked like an intricate system of wooden cages (rooms), united by passages. Its creators were the Russian architects Petrov and Mikhailov, who recruited the most outstanding masters of the capital of that time.

The building, thanks to its luxurious exotic decor (gilded leather, ceiling and wall biblical paintings, wood carvings), which delighted foreign guests, stood idlecentury and was destroyed in 1767. The surviving layout made it possible to restore a chic building in Moscow.

Novodvinsk Fortress

In the era of Peter the Great, many interesting architectural monuments of Russia were erected. The list includes the Novodvinsk Fortress, which became the pride of Russian soldiers and instilled fear in foreigners. Having survived many bloody battles, the building has been partially preserved.

In the northern zone of Russia, this is the first building to become a bastion-type fortress. The architectural style is Dutch, examples of such structures are found in Europe and America. The fortress has the appearance of a square structure, includes four bastions, the distance between which is approximately 120 meters.

Annunciation Cathedral

One of the most interesting buildings in Voronezh is the Annunciation Cathedral, designed by the architect Shevelev. The temple belongs to the Russian-Byzantine direction, its history is connected with the year the city was founded - 1586. Initially, the building was wooden, it was rebuilt many times. The destruction of the cathedral happened during the Great Patriotic War.

Like other architectural monuments of Russia, photos of which are given above, the church was restored (in 1998). Now the cathedral is located in a different place, belongs to a slightly different style, the interior decoration has been modified. As before, the temple fascinates with its dimensions, not getting lost even against the backdrop of gigantic modern skyscrapers. Its height is 85 meters.

Of course, these are not all the bright architectural monuments of Russia that are worth visiting at least once.