Taganrog Museum of Architecture and Urbanism is a museum in the city of

Taganrog Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: History of Taganrog The ...

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. The building was designed by the architect

Fyodor Schechtel Fyodor Osipovich Schechtel (russian: Фёдор О́сипович Ше́хтель; August 7, 1859 – July 7, 1926) was a Russian architect, graphic artist and stage designer, the most influential and prolific master of Russian Art Nouveau and ...

's studio.

The building

The Taganrog Museum of Architecture and Urbanism is located in the former house of Sharonov, which represents a scaled-down model of the

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and remains one of the best examples of

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style architecture in

. The building was constructed in 1912 upon a project designed by

's architectural studio. It is in the federal list of cultural heritage sites. The main value of the building is in its ceramic panels produced by the world-known Abramtsevo workshop based on sketches by such renowned artists as

Nicholas Roerich Nicholas Roerich (; October 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947), also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh (russian: link=no, Никола́й Константи́нович Ре́рих), was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophi ...

Mikhail Vrubel Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (russian: Михаил Александрович Врубель; March 17, 1856 – April 14, 1910, all New Style, n.s.) was a Russian Painting, painter, Drawing, draughtsman, and sculptor. A prolific and inno ...

and

Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Васнецо́в; May 15 ( N.S.), 1848 – July 23, 1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered the co-founde ...

. Impressive majolica tiles presenting a variety of subjects cover the whole top of the building's front facade: "The Girl with a Flower", "Battle", "The Departure of Ladya Boats" and "Mermaid". Of special interest is the entrance gate adorned with faceted lion masks designed by

. In 1977 the building was given to the Taganrog Arts & Culture Council for opening a branch of the Museum of local lore & history.

Museum collection

The new museum was established in 1981 to focus on the development of Taganrog's town-planning, historical buildings and its residents' modes of life from 17th century up to present times. Today it is part of Taganrog State Museum-Preserve of Literature, History and Architecture. It has an eleven-hall exposition that chronologically shows the architectural

history of Taganrog The southern Russian city of Taganrog began as one of Russia's first planned city, planned cities under Peter the Great. To protect the newly conquered Sea of Azov region, the Russians opened a naval base there in 1698 and a city and seaport wer ...

and the life of its inhabitants from the city's foundation until nowadays. In addition to old postcards, photographs and maps, it showcases unique samples of furniture and arts and crafts. The exhibition halls present objects from the Taganrog Museum Reserve, artworks of local artists, photography, modern interactive features, etc. June 25, 2019 the museum was reopened with a new updated exhibit entitled "A Time-Lapse Portrait of the City".Taganrog Town-Planning Museum reopens with all-new exhibits, June 26, 2019
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Gallery

File:Sharonov House5.jpg, ''Отплытие ладей'' by

from the majolica panel Image:Carpet_yelizaveta_taganrog.jpg, Carpet on which

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stood to pray after death of

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from

Alexander I Palace Alexander I Palace in Taganrog is a one-story stone building in Russian classicism style on Grecheskaya Street, 40 where Russian emperor Alexander I died in 1825. The mansion was built in 1806 and belonged to different owners. The most signif ...

. Now in the collection of Taganrog City Development Museum. The inscription on the carpet reads "Blessed Be the Place where You Prayed. 1826!" File:Taganrog Fortress.jpg, The model of the Taganrog Fortress from the collection of the Taganrog City Architectural Development Museum File:Alexander I Palace Plan.jpg, Photograph of the original plan of the Pyotr Papkov's mansion in

, later to become the

References

* Taganrog Encyclopedia (Энциклопедия Таганрога), 2nd edition, Taganrog, 2003

External links

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