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The architecture of Russia refers to the architecture of modern Russia as well as the architecture of both the original Kievan Rus', the Russian principalities, and Imperial Russia. Due to the geographical size of modern and Imperial Russia, it typically refers to architecture built in European Russia, as well as European influenced ...
[8] The cathedral foreshadowed the climax of Russian national architecture in the 17th century, [9] and it is considered as a prime example of Russian Renaissance architecture. [ 10 ] As part of the program of state atheism , the church was confiscated from the Russian Orthodox community as part of the Soviet Union 's antireligious campaigns ...
Renaissance Revival architecture in Russia (1 C, 3 P) Romanesque Revival architecture in Russia (1 P) Russian Revival architecture (41 P) This page was last ...
The churches date from the 12th to the early 17th century, with the peak of this style in the 15th and 16th centuries. The architects from Pskov worked on monuments in several Russian cities, including Moscow, Kazan, and Sviyazhsk. The Cathedral of St. John from the 12th century is pictured. [34] Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea ...
Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture.
The Elizabethan Baroque tended to create the architecture of grandeur in order to glorify the might of the Russian Empire. Rastrelli designed majestic palace complexes in Saint Petersburg and its environs: the Winter Palace, the Catherine Palace, and the Peterhof Palace. These palaces are characterized by gigantic proportions, golden splendour ...
Neoclassical architecture in Russia developed in the second half of the 18th century, especially after Catherine the Great succeeded to the throne on June 28, 1762, becoming Empress of Russia. Neoclassical architecture developed in many Russian cities , first of all St. Petersburg , which was undergoing its transformation into a modern capital ...
Medieval Russian architecture (1 C, 2 P) Modernist architecture in Russia (2 C, 22 P) ... Renaissance Revival architecture in Russia (1 C, 3 P)