Classical Trends in the Architecture of Botanical Objects in Scandinavia

Zoia Aksenova,Olga Belousova

doi:10.13189/cea.2020.080404

Abstract

Considering the countries of the Baltic region, it should be noted that historical ties between them stretch from the Viking era and the Swedish Baltic hegemony of the 17th century to our time. The architecture of synthesizing classicism in general and the architecture of historical objects of botanical gardening in the Scandinavian countries remained beyond the attention of Russian architectural historians and experts, which makes the topic of the study relevant. The object of the study is the building of interior botanical gardening with signs of classical influence. The subject of this study is the nature and patterns of the influence of classical trends on the architectural and urban planning characteristics of buildings of interior botanical gardening in the studied cities of Norway and Sweden of the 18-19th centuries. Chronological boundaries: the period under consideration covers the period from the 1840s to the end of the 19th century. Territorial boundaries of the study: the largest cities in Sweden (Stockholm, Uppsala, Lund) and Norway (Oslo). The study of the regional features of the architecture of Scandinavian classicism on the example of historical objects of botanical gardening allows getting a more complete picture of the spheres of influence in the architecture of the Baltic countries.

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Classical trends pass through the whole history of architecture, starting with ancient Egyptian complexes and ending with the architecture of the 21st century
The development of botanical gardening just like in other European countries enhanced the status of the country and interior objects of botanical gardening (IOBG) became an integral part of the compositions of palace complexes [21]
Since the end of the 19th century, the architecture of IOBG has acquired the features of a specific branch of Scandinavian architecture, which has developed, inter alia, in the course of cultural interaction with European countries that are members of the Baltic region

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Classical trends pass through the whole history of architecture, starting with ancient Egyptian complexes and ending with the architecture of the 21st century. One of the tasks of classical and neoclassical architecture is to create a composition that combines the use of the right volumes with the organization of a significant urban space, including botanical gardens. The analyzed material represents foreign sources, books, articles, and monographs. Even less attention is paid in the two-volume “General History of Architecture” [1]. The following foreign authors consider Scandinavian classicism as a regional phenomenon in their works: E. The history and theory of the design structure of gardens on a global scale are considered in T. Turner's book "European Gardens: History, Philosophy, and Design" [13]

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