Tuesday 27 June 2017

Hello, I recently asked a question about what the attitude of the residents of Krasnoyarsk to the architecture of their city? To find out, I decided to conduct a survey among their friends and acquaintances. Were interviewed 15 people.
Why Krasnoyarsk residents love their city?
1.       What kind of architecture do you like?
A)      Gothic
B)      Baroque
C)      Classicism
A) 5
B) 6
C) 4
2.       Do you know where is the Church of Ioan Predtechi?
A)      Able to answer
B)      Unable to answer
A) 6
B) 9
 
3.       In what year was built the Church of Paraskevi Pyatnitsi?
A)      1734
B)      1897
C)      1855

A) 8
B) 3
C) 4
4.       How do you feel about the changing face the Church of Paraskevi Pyatnitsi?
A) positively
B) negatively  
C) and changed it?
A) 3
B) 9
C) 3
5.       If you are a tourist, you'd visit Krasnoyarsk?.
       A) Yes, of course
       B) no
A) 13
B)2
6.       What style built in Krasnoyarsk Museum of local Lore?
A)      egyptian
B)      modern
C)      classicism
A) 10
B) 1
C) 4
7.       How is the first structure built on the territory of Krasnoyarsk?
A) Ostrog
B) don't know
A) 7
B) 8
8.       You like the appearance of the city?
A)      Yes
B)      No,you need a lot more work
A) 6
B) 9


As we can see, Krasnoyarsk residents love their city, but don't know him well. But most importantly, they strive to do it better by participating in its development.


Wednesday 7 June 2017


"The bridge over the Yenisei river me laid with a margin of safety in 52 times, is God and the descendants never said insults to me."
Knorre Evgeny Karlovich (1848—1917)

The Architects Of Krasnoyarsk

Name and title
The name of the project
Betsky Vladimir M. (1826—1891), engineer-architect.

Provincial engineer (1859.), the provincial architect (1860—1861). Projects V. A. Bejskogo: Gostiny Dvor; engineering strengthening of embankment of the Yenisei river in Krasnoyarsk and Yeniseisk; the reconstruction of some temples in the towns of the province.

Makovetsky, Dmitry Alexandrovich (first half of XIX century), the Yenisei provincial architect (1829, 1831—1837).

Implementation of the plan of development of Krasnoyarsk 1828. Projects Trinity Church (1836—1840) P. A. Ball, Gostiny Dvor building on Novosobornaya square in Krasnoyarsk (1830.), projects of the churches in the cities of the Yenisei province. (K. Y. Noise)

Alpheus James I. (1802-?), architect.

The chapel on the Karaulnaya mountain (1855); wooden house I. Tokareva (Lenin str., 124) in Krasnoyarsk; convict barracks in Krasnoyarsk, Kansk, Minusinsk. Participated in the construction of the Nativity Cathedral in Krasnoyarsk (late 1840s). (A. V. Labuha)

Balls Peter A. (1799-1846 years), architect-artist.

Serfs Stroganova. Trinity Church (co-authored with D. A. Makovetskaya, 1836—1840.), the complex of buildings of the company cantonments, the mansions I. N. Yakovlev (1827—1828.), I. Sukhanova (1820-err.), I. P. Larionov (1829—1834) in Krasnoyarsk, and also in other cities of the province. (K. Y. Noise)


Ton, Konstantin Andreyevich (1794—1881), the largest Russian architect.

The author of the project of the Grand Kremlin Palace (performed in 1838—1849), project the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow (1832). Built in Siberia: the Trinity Cathedral in Tomsk (1845—1900s., destroyed in the 1930—1934), The Nativity Cathedral in Krasnoyarsk (1845—1861, destroyed in 1936). (A. V. Labuha)

Nabalu Yakov Mikhaylovich (1822—1866)

Directed by K. A. Ton In 1853. in Krasnoyarsk for the construction of the collapsed of the Nativity Cathedral. In the Yenisei province was built several churches and public buildings, including the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa chapel on the Karaulnaya mountain (1855). With the 1858. worked in Tomsk. (A. V. Labuha)


In the late XIX-early XX centuries, the architect of the Synod. Designed several major buildings for the city of Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Chita. In Krasnoyarsk — the building of the Seminary (Gorkogo str., 2) and bishops house (street bitter, 27). Sketches of E. L. Morozova adopted by the Morozov E. L. (1861-after 1917), civil engineer,
Synod subject to the sketches of A. A. Falbaum at the request of the Bishop of the Yenisei. (Y. I. Greenberg)

Fellbaum, Alexander (1864—till 1914.), civil engineer-architect.

The corner housing the urban hospital (St. Weinbaum), residential houses in Krasnoyarsk. At the province — the system of bridges and causeways, the construction and reconstruction of churches. Erected the building of the Seminary and Bishop's house in Krasnoyarsk. 


Sokolovsky Vladimir (1874—1959), civil engineer.

With 1901 the architect of the Construction Department of the Yenisei province. The provincial architect (]909-1916). Project Sokolovsky built or renovated about 100 buildings (mostly in the forms of Neoclassicism and art Nouveau), many wooden bridges and churches. In Krasnoyarsk more than 50 buildings, including a post office, a Public meeting, a Church, a large number of houses. In Achinsk — the Public meeting of the first film, about 10 houses with shops. Preserved buildings in Yeniseisk, Minusinsk, Kansk.

Chernyshev Leonid (1875—1932), architect-artist.

The house in 1906—1912gg. (St. Markov, 21), the house Tokarev (Mira Ave., 76), the mansion of the notary Izuna (street of Kirov, 24), the merchant meeting (Mira Ave., 71), apartment house theological College (Mira Ave., 98) in 1914, the Museum of local lore (1912); In 1910 -1911. invited the chief architect for the design and construction of pavilions the first West-Siberian exhibition in Omsk.

Drizhenko, Sergei G. (1876—1946), civil engineer.

The city architect of Krasnoyarsk (1908-1930-e GT.). cinematography "Electro" ("Sovkino", 1914), Olginsky shelter (1911), Teacher's house (1912), Fire station (1910), residential complex "Stone quarter" (between Mira and Karl Marx, the Decembrists, and Robespierre) (1930.). In the 1920-1930-ies.

Batenkov, Gavriil Stepanovich (1793—1863)

Decembrist, a member of the Patriotic war, 1912., Lieutenant-Colonel corps of engineers of ways of communication. 1854—1858 developed the project of the building of the Krasnoyarsk public meeting (currently Mira Ave., 67). Designed buildings for Tomsk, Irkutsk. Substantiated the necessity of creation of a province in the river system of the Yenisei basin.

Arnold Maximilian G. (Y.) (1838—1892), engineer-architect.Professor of architecture of the University (1880—1881).

Later worked in Transbaikalia. The city architect of Krasnoyarsk (1883—1884). Engineered building of a girls ' school (1882.) (Currently, Mira Ave, 83)

Niuhalov Severian V. (1844-7), civil engineer.
The provincial architect (1874—1882).
Stone Church in the village of urya, wooden churches in the villages of Ust-Axis, Skripichnikov; the scow over the Yenisei river, a hospital building for infectious patients in Krasnoyarsk.

Hastie Vasily (William) I. (1763—1832)

The largest architect and urban planner in Russia, I-St third of the XIX century. Of Moscow after the fire of 1812., Vilna, Kiev, Ekaterinoslav, Tsarskoye Selo etc. the author of the redevelopment projects of the provincial Siberian cities — Krasnoyarsk (1828), Omsk (1829.), Tomsk (1830.); plans other Siberian cities.

Knorre Evgeny Karlovich (1848—1917), the engineer-Builder. "The bridge over the Yenisei river me laid with a margin of safety in 52 times, is God and the descendants never said insults to me."

The bridges over the RR. Tom, Chulym, Yenisei, Oka, White, Kita. Developed a new design of caissons and implemented a new method of bridge construction, in which Assembly of the metallic passage to be carried out on the Bank and subsequent sliding on the supports.


Tuesday 30 May 2017

Krasnoyarsk Park flora and fauna "Roev Ruchey"

is located on the street Sverdlovsk 293. From a small living area at the initiative of the mayor, then Peter Ivanovich Pimashkov, it was decided to create a large Park flora and fauna with the best living conditions in the various species of animals and plants. The plan was to show the beauty of life two kingdoms - the animal Kingdom and the plant Kingdom. Now "Roev Ruchey" is the largest Park in Russia. To the entrance of the Park for pedestrians paved stairs, and for the owners there is car ample Parking. To enter the Park, you need to pay and to buy tickets (adult ticket costs 250 rubles). You can request the tour guide to walk groups that are a bit cheaper. Also at the checkout you can make donations to the inhabitants of the Park. In the Park there is a huge number of cages with animals. The Park employees are always watching their purity. Winter is not so noticeable beauty of the flora, but summer is just a fairy tale. The Park is large enough to go through and carefully all to see to kill a few hours. If You're hungry, you can go to eat in a cafe. Also in the Park there are rides where you can have fun after a long walk through the Park to entertain children. Park flora and fauna "Roev Ruchey" is a wonderful place to stay with family.
Station square
The ornament of Krasnoyarsk became the station square — its reconstruction was carried out together with the reconstruction of the station. Today it is the only station square in Russia, is decorated with heraldic symbols: a lion with a sickle and spade, mounted on a 16-meter stele depicted on the coat of arms of Krasnoyarsk. Figure of a lion executed in the Siberian tool repair plant (Krasnoyarsk).

Three fountains that adorned the station square is a complex of modern construction. Here set to "singing fountains" with the original lighting. Electronic control system allows to vary the melodies and light effects.

There were several projects for the reconstruction of the forecourt. Options considered on town-planning Council of administration of Krasnoyarsk, and on the technical Board of the HDC and, in the Novosibirsk design Institute. As a result, took as a basis the project of Andrey Kasatkin — apprentice of the famous Krasnoyarsk architect Araga Demirkhanov.

New station square increased a total of fifteen hundred meters (7 to 9.5). Under the project, bus and trolleybus stops are combined, and passenger transport were removed from the square.
Krasnoyarsk train station
In December 2014, the new railway station of Krasnoyarsk celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Krasnoyarsk train station.
Solemn opening of a modern five-storey building in Krasnoyarsk railway station was held on 7 December 2004, in celebration of 70-anniversary of Krasnoyarsk region. It was built in the shortest possible time — two years instead of the planned five years.

The building is executed in classic style, it was attached to the suburban pavilion. Dome the middle part of the building is crowned with a spire, the facade is decorated with granite columns. Exterior finish the basement and the porch — marble, walls — quality plaster. The interiors are decorated with elements of classical style. The walls and flooring done with tiles made of natural stone.

The total building area is 12 300 sq m, the capacity of the station is 2,500 people per day. Ridership is more than 850 thousand people a year.

The building was designed in Novosibirsk design and survey Institute "Sibzheldorproekt", chief project engineer — A. V. Rozumenko, the project authors — architects M. I. Bashkirov, V. A. Grigoriev, V. V. Egorov. The project was awarded by diploma of the competition "Golden capital", 2005

Monday 22 May 2017

House Zelmanovich

In the house of a tradesman Zelmanovich in Krasnoyarsk in different years housed a confectionery and dairy, resettlement management, apartments evacuated and children's music school.

House Zelmanovich was erected at the intersection of the Living room (now Karl Marx street) and the Pokrovsky alley (now street Surikova) in 1910-1911 provincial architect V. A. Sokolovsky, with the participation of the sculptor Popov-order-tradesman Moses Haimovich Zelmanovich.

The building is a two-storey stone building, designed in the eclectic style, imitation of the French Renaissance with elements of art Nouveau. Corner reversal marked shaped attic and a dome with a spire. On a large balcony — attic with the monogram "MH" on both sides of the brick chimney, which sets on dolphins cupids.


On the first floor worked popular in the city "Warsaw bakery". In 1912 was opened the first in Krasnoyarsk and dairy. The second floor was used as residential.

After the revolution the building housed the Department for migration Affairs, in 1922-1925 gg. — Yenisei state gold Association, from the mid-1920s the territorial music school. During the great Patriotic war the house was occupied by the apartments for the evacuees. From the 1960s to the present time the building houses a children's music school № 1.

At the beginning of the XXI century the building has built commercial office complex on M. A. Ratushnyak.

House Zelmanovich is a monument of architecture, included in the register of objects of cultural heritage of regional significance by the decision of the Executive Committee of Krasnoyarsk regional Council of people's deputies of June 16, 1980

Tuesday 16 May 2017

To The Mansion. N. Galloway 
Mansion wife of a famous Krasnoyarsk merchant was intended for ceremonial receptions.

The mansion Vera Nikolaevna Galloway in Krasnoyarsk is a monument of architecture of the early twentieth century, the structure and decorative design combines modern techniques and motifs of the Renaissance and Baroque. The building is located on the street of the Paris Commune, 20. Currently it hosts the Krasnoyarsk art Museum. V. I. Surikov.

In building a house architect for the project. A. Sokolovsky and with the participation of the sculptor Popov started in 1909, the House was built for Vera Nikolaevna Galloway, wife of major Krasnoyarsk merchant and philanthropist Peter Ivanovich Gadalova, and was intended for ceremonial receptions.

The building is interesting layout: it is symmetrical relative to the diagonal axis. This symmetry is emphasized scaly externally, a high octagonal dome. The Central corridor linking all the rooms inside the mansion, crossed through the Suite lobby groups and the Suite living rooms. Both suites include an octagonal room with a lot of niches earlier, apparently, has the function of hiding places for relaxing with sofas and tea tables. Under the North wing of the house is the basement. From the East it adjoins the annexe of a former greenhouse. Her floor is Now lower than in the rest of the building, there is an exhibition of works by V. I. Surikov. Walls of the building decorated with columns and reliefs. Well preserved elements of the interior and the corner of the lobby


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Monday 8 May 2017


Signal cannon on the Karaulnaya mountain, in Krasnoyarsk


On the Karaulnaya mountain of Krasnoyarsk slightly below the Paraskeva chapel is one of the symbols of the city - the signal gun, the famous howitzer M-30 model 1938 edition, in memory of the Cossacks-founders of Krasnoyarsk. With single shot it announces the approach of noon. The gun was mounted to the city Day in 2001. The idea to establish in Krasnoyarsk the signal gun belongs to the Cossacks. They were the founders of the Burg "Krasnyi Yar" and were fighting using "guns and food". In 2001, howitzer M-30 model 1938 brought from the military unit located in the village of Taskin. The shots of the guns are made by calculating the soldiers of the guard daily at noon. The instrument is protected. Specially for this purpose near the site in 2001 was built a small guard house. House Windows made of bulletproof glass. The Playground is made of durable concrete, designed for heavy loads.

Friday 5 May 2017

The house of Soviets in Krasnoyarsk on Mira Ave., 110 
background: After a competitive design option adopted by architect Vinogradov (Moscow). The Foundation of the building made in 1936, in place of the demolished Cathedral of the Nativity, but the war of 1941-1945 broke building. Changes and working drawings prepared by the architects M. I. by Merzhanov and co G. I. Shapovalov. The final phase of construction began in 1949 and in 1955 the building was finished. Dating: first half of XX century Modern address: Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk, Prospekt Mira, 110 Description of the object:the Basic element of the ensemble of the main square of the city. South facing main façade, on Mira Ave., with a space from him. Forms the Northern facade of the square. Brick building in the plan in the form of a complex letter "E" consists of 4 buildings. The main latitudinal elongated body raised above the bed has a height of 5 floors and complete with a high blind attic.
 
Three of the North building, connected by a passage, formed by two square courtyard. The lower floor of the main building and two floor side – interpreted as a base. All street facades are plastered with imitation large squares of stone. The solemnity of the building gives a colonnade of the Corinthian order on the main facade, which is on the Central axis is interrupted by a wide Exedra above the main entrance.
 
Over the steps of the raised attic with flagpole and decorated with stucco cartouche incorporating the coat of arms and banners. Blank sections at the flanks of the facades are decorated with deep niches. Inputs with the ends of the body marked with four projecting porticoes. Side wings completes the attic floor with rectangular niches and medallions. A dedicated second-floor Windows with stucco architraves, over which through the one is raised above the keystones triangular pediments. A four-columned portico marked the end of the middle of the North building, where the entrance from the street. Attract the attention of powerful supports transitions and thickness of the wall sections of the first floor. Effectively designed space lobbies. The layout of the buildings corridor, with the exception of the middle of the North building, including Suite rooms. Building dimensions: 90.5 x 52,0 m. the building Plans of the house of Soviets in Krasnoyarsk the General Plan. The plan of the left wing of 1st floor. The plan of the right wing 2nd floor. Adjustment and loss: Made a small addition between the Northern wings. Made extension to the extreme wings of 12 storey buildings from the street. Technical condition: the Building is in a satisfactory technical condition. The significance of monuments: the house of the Soviets is the main element of the ensemble of the Revolution square, a major public building neoklassitsisticheskoy forms 1930-1950

Friday 28 April 2017

The civil aviation authority and the residential building in Krasnoyarsk on Mira Ave., 112. 
History: the Building was built in 1953-1955 by the architect G. I. Shapovalova. The building was designed and built as one of the main elements of building the Central square of Krasnoyarsk Dating: mid-twentieth-century Modern address: Kari Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk, Prospekt Mira, 112 property Description: the Building is part of the ensemble of the main square of the city, forming the Northern part of its Western facade and sections etc. of the World. One of the two buildings, mirror frames the main building of the square is the House of Soviets. Brick, four-story, C-shaped complex of 3 buildings, developed from North to South, the main volume forms the corner of the square and Avenue. To the West residential building with office premises in the ground floor. This building, rectangular in plan, recedes from the building line of the Avenue and on the flanks, in adjacency to neighboring buildings has through passages inside the block. From the North to the main building, retreating from the building line Defence road, adjacent longest residential building, reaching the street of Lenin, which is located along the Northern wing of the building. Apartment 3-4 rooms. Corbels corner is framed by columns bearing an entablature, crowned by a low, with a balustrade and an attic. In the architectural decoration of the facade are also small massive balcony rectangular and semicircular shapes and the moulded frieze with elements of Soviet symbols in the decor. The main administrative, rectangular housing developed along Peace Avenue and overlooks the square with its South-Western corner. The case is treated as periptera on a high stylobate with a number of semi-columns on the long side and massive entablature.
End of the Western facade is decorated with a high six-column portico, raised on a ledge of the first floor, cut through by the triad of arches leading to the main entrance. The portico of the Tuscan order is topped by a triangular pediment and steps forward, framing the transition in the area from the North through a striking arched opening on the first basement floor. Building dimensions: 124,5 x 55,6 m. the building Plans of the civil aviation Administration in Krasnoyarsk the General Plan. Plan of 1 floor of the right half of the administrative part of the building. Plan of 1 floor of the left half of the administrative part of the building. Restructuring and the loss of the building has made alterations to the premises. Made a small brick outbuilding on 2 floors with a North. Produced by the conversion of the right of passage under the offices of the CAF. Technical condition: the Building is in a satisfactory technical condition. The significance of the monument: an Important part of the ensemble, one of the buildings forming the Northern part of the square of the Revolution in Krasnoyarsk. Supports the overall style of the ensemble, made in the forms of Neoclassicism 1930-1950

Saturday 22 April 2017

The building of the Regional library in Krasnoyarsk on Mira Avenue,93
History: a Library of 500 thousand volumes was provided in the buildings of the square of the Revolution another project in 1936. The technical project was completed in 1953, and the working drawings with the increase of the library up to 750 thousand volumes prepared by Krugobaikal in 1957. The project architect M. I. Merzhanov and E. A. Zubkovsky. In the beginning built North building, then the library in 1957 – 59. Dating: 1950, 1953 – 1957 present address: Krasnoyarsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk, prospect Mira,93 and St Karl Marx, 114Здание State universal scientific bibliothque Krasnoyarsk region is located between Karl Marx street and Peace Avenue, the main street of Krasnoyarsk, adjacent to Revolution square and is an important element of the ensemble of the square. The four-story, brick, "C"-shaped, difficult in terms of the volume of the building forms the southern and Western facades of the South-Eastern quarter of the framing square. The library building out the main Western façade of the square and consists of two buildings. The facades are plastered, have a vertical division in the form of flat pilasters, large rectangular openings under high rusticated masonry plinth and massive, with large croutons cornice. Main the South side of the building is a large rectangular volume has a rather strict form and go out into the square, the four floors of a 6-columned portico, the simplified composite order, above which is completed with a triangular pediment – gable attic floor with semicircular Windows. On the high porch of the main entrance is a wide straight staircase. From North library building is adjacent to the long "L" - shaped office building. It has an entrance, accentuated by a risalit in the North-West corner of the building. Pilasters of the ionic style are the massive intermediate zone, emphasizing the fourth floor treated as attic. Facade completes the balustrade at large tables.   
The ayout of the South block (library) screen, enfilade, subject to symmetry. Space the main halls of the dismembered legs. The North building has a corridor system. The length of the facades 116,6 x 41,6 m. The building plans of the Regional bibltoteki master Plan Plan for 1 floor of the South part of the Restructuring and loss: the Building has no significant loss and rearrangements Technical condition: at the beginning of 2015, the decorative elements of the main facade of the building in disrepair. The significance of monuments: the library Building is an important element of the ensemble of the Central square of Krasnoyarsk. Public-administrative building in a typical mid-1950s, neoklassitsisticheskoy forms.