On Preserving Urban Estates Within The New Limits Of Moscow

Abstract

In the article, the author analyzes the state of estate complexes located on the territory of New Moscow. The author focuses his attention on several urban and suburban estates, including the country house of the Bergs, Valuevo and Klenovo villages, where remnants of cultural heritage are preserved, to consider several problems of contemporary restoration activities. It is noted that since 2011 the listed objects are under the protection of the Department of cultural heritage of the city of Moscow. The author considers the architectural features both of the estate-park complexes as a single whole, and their constituent elements, such as household buildings, elements of landscape design, and Orthodox church buildings made of stone. This article casts light on some of the difficulties that accompany the restoration of these church buildings, their safety hazards that arose in the post-industrial period, the period when traditional cultural links were disrupted. The comparative-historical method, as well as methods for retrospective analysis of historical sources, generalization and identification of the main features of architectural styles, serve as the basis of this research project.