Models and prototypes of Voronezh construction of the first third of the 19th

Abstract

For the first time, the authors of the article publish the results of a comparative study of unique historical and architectural monuments of Voronezh built in the period of classicism, their compositional, decorative, and space-planning features, similarities and differences as compared to the architectural prototypes of Russian capitals, and their correspondence to the “model” projects of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The results of the architectural-decorative, structural-compositional, morphological, and factor analysis, based on the most outstanding examples of Voronezh architecture of the first half of the 19th century, can enhance the understanding and deepen the scientific knowledge on the origins of the development of the classicist tradition in the provincial architecture of Voronezh. A correlation was found between Moscow buildings of the school of M. F. Kazakov and his contemporaries, as models and prototypes, and the classical architectural monuments of Voronezh. The prototypes of “model” projects designed by the architect V. P. Stasov, which completely correspond to the Voronezh buildings of the first half of the 19th century, were established. The determination of architectural analogues and models of classical Russian architecture, which have become the prototypes of provincial Voronezh architecture, based on the regulation and state control of the construction will significantly expand the attribution of historical and architectural monuments of classicism in Voronezh as an integral part of all-Russian architecture.