St. Isaac's Cathedral - an outstanding monument of Russian architecture of the XIX century and one of the world's great domed buildings, inferior in size only ST. Peter's in Rome , St. . Paul's in London and Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.
The grandeur of the church determine its dimensions: height 101.5 m, 111.2 m length , width 97.6 m.
The Cathedral - one of the landmarks of St. Petersburg and the second tallest building after the cathedral . His monumental and majestic image creates a unique accent to the city skyline and serves as a hallmark of the northern capital , as the spire of the cathedral and the fortress golden boat Admiralty.
St. Isaac's soborHram . Isaac of Dalmatia is one of the most large, complex and interesting structures that have completed the development of classicism - an architectural style that prevailed in Russia during the second half of XVIII - early XIX centuries.
Time cathedral design coincided with the flowering of Russian classicism, which was characterized by monumentality and grandeur , the severity of the proportions , the relationship with the surrounding buildings. Architects often turned to the traditions of antiquity , used motifs of ancient Greece and Rome, the Italian Renaissance.But by the middle of the XIX century, there is a gradual decline of this style manifested itself in breach of its purity and rejection of the unity and integrity of architectural and artistic image of excessive decorating , not related to the design of the buildings.These traits marked the beginning of the eclectic architectural trend at the time coincided with the construction of St. Isaac's Cathedral . Therefore, in some parts of its facades , and especially in the interior there are features of eclecticism.
St. Isaac's Cathedral - a high pattern of unity as a monumental and decorative art , its architecture is in close artistic relationship with painting and sculpture .The nature of the decorative facades of the solution is determined, above all, a sculpture - one of the most common types of fine art in the first third of the XIX century, related to architecture .
St. Isaac's Cathedral - a vivid example of the synthesis of architecture with various kinds of arts and crafts .
His many beautiful paintings , mosaics, sculptures , spectacular mix of colored stones and gold create a rich , saturated colors.
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