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Russian Architecture Collection (#3)

Russian architecture is a captivating blend of history, culture, and artistic expression

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Blagovest. Artist: Dubovskoy, Nikolai Nikanorovich (1859-1918)

Blagovest. Artist: Dubovskoy, Nikolai Nikanorovich (1859-1918)
Blagovest. Private Collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Illumination of Moscow on the occasion of the Coronation of Emperor Alexander III on 15th May 1883

Illumination of Moscow on the occasion of the Coronation of Emperor Alexander III on 15th May 1883. Found in the collection of State History Museum, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Saints Simeon Stylites the Elder, Simeon Stylites the Younger and Alypius the Stylite, 1378

Saints Simeon Stylites the Elder, Simeon Stylites the Younger and Alypius the Stylite, 1378. Found in the collection of the Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street, Novgorod

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg, c. 1811. Artist: Courvoisier-Voisin, Henri (1757-1830)

The Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg, c. 1811. Artist: Courvoisier-Voisin, Henri (1757-1830)
The Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg, c. 1811. From a private collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: View of St. Petersburg from the Neva, 1808. Artist: Hammer, Christian Gottlieb (1779-1864)

View of St. Petersburg from the Neva, 1808. Artist: Hammer, Christian Gottlieb (1779-1864)
View of St. Petersburg from the Neva, 1808. From a private collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Saint Symeon the Stylite with Scenes from His Life, 16th century. Artist: Russian icon

Saint Symeon the Stylite with Scenes from His Life, 16th century. Artist: Russian icon
Saint Symeon the Stylite with Scenes from His Life, 16th century. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: View of the Neva. Artist: Anonymous

View of the Neva. Artist: Anonymous
View of the Neva. Found in the collection of the Patrimoine comte Charles-Andre Colonna Walewski

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: View of the Blagoveshchensky (Annunciation) Bridge and Nikolaevskaya Embankment, ca 1852

View of the Blagoveshchensky (Annunciation) Bridge and Nikolaevskaya Embankment, ca 1852. From a private collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The Exchange Bridge at the Vasilievsky Island, 1799. Artist: Paterssen, Benjamin (1748-1815)

The Exchange Bridge at the Vasilievsky Island, 1799. Artist: Paterssen, Benjamin (1748-1815)
The Exchange Bridge at the Vasilievsky Island, 1799. From a private collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Saint Daniel Stylite. From the Deesis Range, 16th century. Artist: Russian icon

Saint Daniel Stylite. From the Deesis Range, 16th century. Artist: Russian icon
Saint Daniel Stylite. From the Deesis Range, 16th century. Found in the collection of the Nativity of Virgin Cathedral in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Kirillov

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The second Winter Palace with Canal and Bridge (Book to the 50th anniversary of the founding of)

The second Winter Palace with Canal and Bridge (Book to the 50th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg), 1753. Found in the collection of the Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: View of Nizhny Novgorod, 1867. Artist: Vereshchagin, Pyotr Petrovich (1836-1886)

View of Nizhny Novgorod, 1867. Artist: Vereshchagin, Pyotr Petrovich (1836-1886)
View of Nizhny Novgorod, 1867. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Serpukhov in the 17th Century. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)

Serpukhov in the 17th Century. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
Serpukhov in the 17th Century. From a private collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Tatars are coming! End of XIVth century, 1909. Artist: Vasnetsov

Tatars are coming! End of XIVth century, 1909. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
Tatars are coming! End of XIVth century, 1909. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Simbirsk

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Clouds and Golden Domes. The Simonov Monastery, 1927. Artist: Vasnetsov

Clouds and Golden Domes. The Simonov Monastery, 1927. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
Clouds and Golden Domes. The Simonov Monastery, 1927. Found in the collection of the V. Vasnetsov Memorial Museum, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The boyars mansions sleeping, 1918. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)

The boyars mansions sleeping, 1918. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
The boyars mansions sleeping, 1918. Found in the collection of the National Art Museum of Belorussian Republik, Minsk

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Old Moscow. The Wooden City, 1902. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)

Old Moscow. The Wooden City, 1902. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
Old Moscow. The Wooden City, 1902. From a private collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Cannon Laundry on the Neglinnaya River in the XVII Century, 1918. Artist: Vasnetsov

Cannon Laundry on the Neglinnaya River in the XVII Century, 1918. Artist: Vasnetsov
Cannon Laundry on the Neglinnaya River in the XVII Century, 1918. Found in the collection of the N. Yaroshenko Art Museum, Kislovodsk

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Cubist Cityscape, 1910s. Artist: Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilyevich (1882-1943)

Cubist Cityscape, 1910s. Artist: Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilyevich (1882-1943)
Cubist Cityscape, 1910s. From a private collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: View of the Palace Embankment in St. Petersburg, First quarter of 19th cen Artist: Kolmann

View of the Palace Embankment in St. Petersburg, First quarter of 19th cen Artist: Kolmann, Karl Ivanovich (1786-1846)
View of the Palace Embankment in St. Petersburg, First quarter of 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the Patrimoine comte Charles-Andre Colonna Walewski

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The Staraya Square in Moscow

The Staraya Square in Moscow. Found in the Collection of State History Museum, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg, 1840s

The Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg, 1840s. Found in the collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: View of the Neva Embankment by the Old Hermitage Building, 1824

View of the Neva Embankment by the Old Hermitage Building, 1824. Artist: Beggrov, Karl Petrovich (1799-1875)
View of the Neva Embankment by the Old Hermitage Building, 1824. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: View of a Millionnaya Street and the Marble Palace Through the Field of Mars, 1790

View of a Millionnaya Street and the Marble Palace Through the Field of Mars, 1790. Private Collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: New Jerusalem. Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Mid of the 19th century

New Jerusalem. Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Mid of the 19th century. Found in the collection of Russian State Historical Library, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: View of the Neva at the Vasilyevsky Island, 1898. Artist: Beggrov, Alexander Karlovich (1841-1914)

View of the Neva at the Vasilyevsky Island, 1898. Artist: Beggrov, Alexander Karlovich (1841-1914)
View of the Neva at the Vasilyevsky Island, 1898. From a private collection

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The Ivan the Great Bell Tower, First quarter of 19th century

The Ivan the Great Bell Tower, First quarter of 19th century. Artist: Arnout, Louis Jules (1814-1868)
The Ivan the Great Bell Tower, First quarter of 19th century. Found in the collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The Mansion of Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Generalissimo

The Mansion of Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Generalissimo, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke, 1717. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Peter the Greats Winter Palace, 1716-1717. Artist: Zubov, Alexei Fyodorovich (1682-after 1750)

Peter the Greats Winter Palace, 1716-1717. Artist: Zubov, Alexei Fyodorovich (1682-after 1750)
Peter the Greats Winter Palace, 1716-1717. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Triumphal Bringing of Swedish Ships into St Petersburg after the Victory off the Hanko Peninsula

Triumphal Bringing of Swedish Ships into St Petersburg after the Victory off the Hanko Peninsula, 1714. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: View of the Summer Gardens from the Neva River, 1717. Artist: Zubov

View of the Summer Gardens from the Neva River, 1717. Artist: Zubov, Alexei Fyodorovich (1682-after 1750)
View of the Summer Gardens from the Neva River, 1717. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Ancient Moskow. Street in Kitay-gorod in the 17 century, 1900

Ancient Moskow. Street in Kitay-gorod in the 17 century, 1900. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
Ancient Moskow. Street in Kitay-gorod in the 17 century, 1900. Found in the collection of the V. Vasnetsov Memorial Museum, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The bear trainers. Old Moscow, 1911. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)

The bear trainers. Old Moscow, 1911. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
The bear trainers. Old Moscow, 1911. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: The Stone Bridge at the Time of Peter I, 1901. Artist: Vasnetsov

The Stone Bridge at the Time of Peter I, 1901. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
The Stone Bridge at the Time of Peter I, 1901. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Old Moscow. Okhotny Ryad (Hunting Row), 1900s-1910s. Artist: Vasnetsov

Old Moscow. Okhotny Ryad (Hunting Row), 1900s-1910s. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
Old Moscow. Okhotny Ryad (Hunting Row), 1900s-1910s. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Moscow in the 17th Century. Bookshops on the Christ the Saviour Bridge, 1902

Moscow in the 17th Century. Bookshops on the Christ the Saviour Bridge, 1902. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Views of Saint Petersburg. The Peter and Paul Fortress, 1833

Views of Saint Petersburg. The Peter and Paul Fortress, 1833. Artist: Sadovnikov, Vasily Semyonovich (1800-1879)
Views of Saint Petersburg. The Peter and Paul Fortress, 1833. Found in the collection of the Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: A Church, 1903. Artist: Ryabushkin, Andrei Petrovich (1861-1904)

A Church, 1903. Artist: Ryabushkin, Andrei Petrovich (1861-1904)
A Church, 1903. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Landscape, 1900s-1910s. Artist: Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilyevich (1882-1943)

Landscape, 1900s-1910s. Artist: Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilyevich (1882-1943)
Landscape, 1900s-1910s. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Rostov Kremlin, Rostov

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Nizhny Novgorod, 1915. Artist: Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilyevich (1882-1943)

Nizhny Novgorod, 1915. Artist: Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilyevich (1882-1943)
Nizhny Novgorod, 1915. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Red Tower in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, 1912. Artist: Kustodiev

Red Tower in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, 1912. Artist: Kustodiev, Boris Michaylovich (1878-1927)
Red Tower in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, 1912. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Illumination of the Moscow Kremlin, 1896. Artist: Levitan, Isaak Ilyich (1860-1900)

Illumination of the Moscow Kremlin, 1896. Artist: Levitan, Isaak Ilyich (1860-1900)
Illumination of the Moscow Kremlin, 1896. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Dnepropetrovsk

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Illumination of the Moscow Kremlin, 1883. Artist: Bogolyubov, Alexei Petrovich (1824-1896)

Illumination of the Moscow Kremlin, 1883. Artist: Bogolyubov, Alexei Petrovich (1824-1896)
Illumination of the Moscow Kremlin, 1883. Found in the collection of the Regional M. Vrubel Art Museum, Omsk

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Moscow, 1894. Artist: Bem, Elizaveta Merkuryevna (1843-1914)

Moscow, 1894. Artist: Bem, Elizaveta Merkuryevna (1843-1914)
Moscow, 1894. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Winter, 1909. Artist: Arkhipov, Abram Yefimovich (1862-1930)

Winter, 1909. Artist: Arkhipov, Abram Yefimovich (1862-1930)
Winter, 1909. Found in the collection of the Regional I. Kramskoi Art Museum, Voronezh

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Triumphal Arch by Tverskaya Zastava in Moscow, 1826-1829. Artist: Bove (Bowe)

Triumphal Arch by Tverskaya Zastava in Moscow, 1826-1829. Artist: Bove (Bowe), Joseph (Osip Ivanovich) (1784-1834)
Triumphal Arch by Tverskaya Zastava in Moscow, 1826-1829. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Russia; Siberia; Irkutsk; Decembrist house. C19th artists, officers

Russia; Siberia; Irkutsk; Decembrist house. C19th artists, officers and nobles where exiled to remote Siberia, built a settlement, after the December revolt against Tsar Nicholas I

Background imageRussian Architecture Collection: Cross-Section of the Auditorium of the Hermitage Theatre, 1783

Cross-Section of the Auditorium of the Hermitage Theatre, 1783. Artist: Quarenghi, Giacomo Antonio Domenico (1744-1817)
Cross-Section of the Auditorium of the Hermitage Theatre, 1783. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg




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Russian architecture is a captivating blend of history, culture, and artistic expression. From the intricate sketch of a gate in Kiev to the vibrant litho pictures at an exhibition, every structure tells a story. Take a step back in time and explore the wooden city of Moscow in the 14th century, beautifully depicted by artist Vasnetsov. The early 1920s come alive through stunning photographs showcasing bookshops on Christ the Saviour Bridge and the All Saints Bridge, both masterpieces by Vasnetsov himself. Immerse yourself in the bustling streets of Moscow with glimpses into its past. The Print Yard on Nikolskaya Street takes you back to early 1920s Russia, where creativity thrived amidst changing times. Travel further back to the late 18th century as Giacomo Antonio Domenico Quarenghi's artwork captures a serene view of Neglinnaya River and Kitay-gorod from Petrovsky Square. Saint Petersburg also boasts architectural wonders that leave visitors awestruck. Karl Petrovich Beggrov's depiction of Millionnaya Street and Kotomin House showcases grandeur from the first half of the 19th century. Delve into historical accounts with Christian Lorenzen Rothgiesser's illustration depicting Streltsy in Kitay-gorod during their travels to Muscovy. The Marble Palace stands tall as an epitome of elegance in Saint Petersburg, captured exquisitely by Courvoisier-Voisin through etching and watercolor techniques around 1811. Nizhny Novgorod proudly displays its architectural prowess through pavilions designed for exhibitions celebrating industry and art. Religious structures hold immense significance within Russian architecture too; Parish church and school designed for All-Russian Exhibition showcase innovation alongside tradition while Church of Annunciation near Plyushchikha mesmerizes viewers even today through black-and-white photography. Russian architecture is not just about buildings.