Moscow: An Architectural History
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few cities on earth carry the weight of history as visibly as Moscow, where every façade, tower, and spire tells the story of a civilisation in perpetual transformation. Kathleen Berton's Moscow: An Architectural History chronicles the Russian capital's built environment from its medieval origins through centuries of imperial ambition, revolutionary upheaval, and Soviet reinvention, presenting the city's monuments, churches, palaces, and thoroughfares as primary documents of political and cultural change. With scholarly precision, Berton guides the reader through the Kremlin's ancient walls, the gilded domes of Orthodox cathedrals, the neoclassical grandeur of tsarist estates, and the monumental excesses of Stalinist architecture, illustrating how each era stamped its ideology irrevocably upon the city's stone. Berton writes with the authority of a seasoned architectural historian and the eye of someone deeply attuned to Moscow's layered identity, weaving together art history, urban planning, and political context into a seamless and authoritative narrative. Her prose is measured yet evocative, making Moscow: An Architectural History as accessible to the general reader as it is indispensable to the specialist. Published by Studio Vista in London, this landmark work remains a definitive reference for anyone seeking to understand how one of the world's great cities was built — and what those buildings were truly built to say.
Author: Kathleen Berton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, Studio Vista London
Genre: Architecture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few cities on earth carry the weight of history as visibly as Moscow, where every façade, tower, and spire tells the story of a civilisation in perpetual transformation. Kathleen Berton's Moscow: An Architectural History chronicles the Russian capital's built environment from its medieval origins through centuries of imperial ambition, revolutionary upheaval, and Soviet reinvention, presenting the city's monuments, churches, palaces, and thoroughfares as primary documents of political and cultural change. With scholarly precision, Berton guides the reader through the Kremlin's ancient walls, the gilded domes of Orthodox cathedrals, the neoclassical grandeur of tsarist estates, and the monumental excesses of Stalinist architecture, illustrating how each era stamped its ideology irrevocably upon the city's stone. Berton writes with the authority of a seasoned architectural historian and the eye of someone deeply attuned to Moscow's layered identity, weaving together art history, urban planning, and political context into a seamless and authoritative narrative. Her prose is measured yet evocative, making Moscow: An Architectural History as accessible to the general reader as it is indispensable to the specialist. Published by Studio Vista in London, this landmark work remains a definitive reference for anyone seeking to understand how one of the world's great cities was built — and what those buildings were truly built to say.