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Vasily Kosyakov
Vasily Antonovich Kosyakov (russian: Василий Антонович Косяков; 1862– 5 September 1921) was a Russian Imperial architect and a specialist of the Neo-Russian and Neo-Byzantine architecture in the Russian Empire. He was the author of the projects of , the Church of Our Lady the Merciful, Saint Petersburg, Kronstadt Naval Cathedral, St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral in Alexander III Harbour in Libava (now Karosta, Liepaja), the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Saint Petersburg, and others. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery Novodevichy Cemetery ( rus, Новоде́вичье кла́дбище, Novodevichye kladbishche) is a cemetery in Moscow. It lies next to the southern wall of the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist ..., in Saint Petersburg. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kosyakov, Vasily Architects from the Russian Empire Architects from Saint Petersburg Saint-Petersburg State University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin ''architectus'', which derives from the Greek (''arkhi-'', chief + ''tekton'', builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a Occupational licensing, license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction, though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo-Byzantine Architecture In The Russian Empire
Russian-Byzantine architecture (Russo-Byzantine architecture, russian: русско-византийский стиль) is a revivalist direction in Russian architecture and decorative and applied arts, based on the interpretation of the forms of Byzantine and Ancient Russian architecture.Печёнкин И. ЕРУССКО-ВИЗАНТИЙСКИЙ СТИЛЬ// Большая российская энциклопедия. Том 29. Москва, 2015, стр. 76 As part of eclecticism could be combined with other styles. The style originated in the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century. The founder of this style is considered to be Konstantin Thon. Formed in the early 1830s as an entire direction, the Russian-Byzantine style was inextricably linked with the concept of nationality, expressing the idea of cultural self-sufficiency of Russia, as well as its political and religious continuity in relation to Byzantine Empire. In a narrow sense, the Russian-Byzantine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Our Lady The Merciful
The Church of Our Lady the Merciful (), is a former Russian Orthodox Church in St Petersburg, Russia currently under restoration. It is located in the Vasileostrovsky District, on Vasilievsky Island, at the address 100, Bolshoi Prospekt. During Soviet times the building was used as a training center for naval rescue divers. The church was the prototype for the Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt. The government began the process of return to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2006 and the official process was concluded in 2012. It is under restoration to its original use. History The area where the cathedral is situated was in the 19th century a suburb in which cargo port workers lodged. The workers in the area required a place of worship, so the community began to raise money for it, the first major contributor was Matfei Kenin, captain of the ''Port Rowing''. By the end of the 19th century enough funds had been raised for construction to begin. Erection of a building In 1886, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kronstadt Naval Cathedral
The Naval cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt (russian: Морской Никольский собор, ''Morskoj Nikol'skij sobor'') is a Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1903–1913 as the main church of the Russian Navy and dedicated to all fallen seamen. The cathedral was closed in 1929, was converted to a cinema, a House of Officers (1939) and a museum of the Navy (1980). The Russian Orthodox Church reinstalled the cross on the main dome in 2002 and (for the first time since 1929) served the Divine Liturgy in the cathedral in 2005. In 2013, the Patriarch of Russia, with Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev and his spouse attending, conducted the ceremony of grand reconsecration in the now fully restored cathedral. Background The first Orthodox church in Kronstadt was built in 1728–31. The wooden church remained the main place of worship in Russia's largest naval base until 1840, when the counterweights balancing the church bells broke through the rotting floors a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Nicholas Naval Cathedral, Karosta
The St Nicholas Naval Cathedral ( lv, Sv. Nikolaja Jūras katedrāle) (russian: Свято-Николаевский морской собор) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral church located in Karosta in the north of Liepāja, Latvia. Construction The cathedral was built on the style of 17th century traditional Russian churches with a central dome representing Christ with 4 smaller domes representing the four evangelists on designs made by Vasily Kosyakov. It was built to serve as the cathedral church of the Russian navy stationed in Karosta. The cornerstone was laid in the presence of a number of dignitaries including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. The cathedral was completed two years later in 1903 and was formally consecrated and dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers in the presence of the Tsar himself. WWI The cathedral's belongings, including bells and icons, were transported to Russia during the outbreak of WWI, for safe keeping. The rest of the items were stolen by the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karosta
Karosta is a former Russian Imperial and Soviet naval base on the Baltic Sea, which today is a neighbourhood in Liepāja, Latvia. History The naval base was originally constructed in 1890-1906 for Tsar Alexander III of Russia, and named Порт Императора Александра III. Built on the bare coast it consisted of a large man-made harbour including a large breakwater and inland submarine base. During Lavian independence after World War I, the base was called Kara osta (''War Port'' in Latvian), later shortened to Karaosta and Karosta (Кароста in Russian). It was a closed military area and army town during the Soviet period, serving as a base for the Soviet Baltic Fleet. It was inaccessible to the civilians of neighbouring Liepāja. When the Soviet Union army left Latvia in 1994 after the restoration of Latvian independence, Karosta became largely uninhabited and most structures fell to ruin. In late 1990s, the area was troubled by high unemployment, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Dormition Of The Mother Of God (Saint Petersburg)
The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God (russian: Церковь Успения Пресвятой Богородицы ) is a Russian Orthodox Church building in Saint Petersburg. Its construction started in 1894 when monks from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra decided to expand the monastic branch of the monastery. Work on the construction lasted six years, and the church was designed in the neo-Byzantine style by Vasily Kosyakov Vasily Antonovich Kosyakov (russian: Василий Антонович Косяков; 1862– 5 September 1921) was a Russian Imperial architect and a specialist of the Neo-Russian and Neo-Byzantine architecture in the Russian Empire. He was the .... Construction Construction started 1895. Concrete was used instead of bricks to speed up construction of its main arches. In September 1896, a temporary church was erected inside the temple under construction, where services were constantly held. On September 14, 1897, crosses were placed on the domes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novodevichy Cemetery (Saint Petersburg)
Novodevichy Cemetery (russian: Новодевичье кладбище) in Saint Petersburg is a historic cemetery in the south-west part of the city near the Moscow Triumphal Gate The Moscow Triumphal Gate (russian: Моско́вские Триумфа́льные воро́та, ''Moskovskiye Triumfalnye vorota'') is a Neoclassical triumphal arch in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The monument, built mainly in cast iron, was e .... The cemetery is named after the historical Voskresensky Novodevichy monastery, Resurrection (Novodevichy) Convent. In the 19th century it was the second most prestigious cemetery after the Tikhvin Cemetery in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. History The cemetery started in 1845 when the Smolny Convent was moved to this location. The first burials date to 1849. In the 1920s and 1930s, the cemetery church was demolished by the Soviet Union, Soviet authorities (1929) and many tombs were destroyed, while other burials were transferred to the Tikhvin Ceme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
