Abstract
On the basis of numerous archival and published materials and data, project ideas and the real history of the formation and development of the historical center of Saint-Petersburg on the Gorodskoy Island (in 1703-1720), Vasilyevsky Island (in 1721-1730) and on the Admiralteyskaya side (since the 1730s) are considered as stages of gradual crystallization of various spatial concepts of the capital’s development. The structure of the city center that changed over time is revealed. The results of the study: a fairly clear correspondence is shown between the stages of development of spatial and structural ideas and the transfer of the capital’s center to new territories, depending on changes in the state’s prestigious landmarks.
Highlights
The center of any city is the main administrative, functional, and compositional unit of all urban life
Ancient Russian cities founded before Peter I and their centers were studied in the works of G
The paper implements a complex study of the collections of archival textual materials, both published, for example - in summary works on the history of Saint-Petersburg, the Russian fleet [11,12,13] and unpublished, data of historical cartography, available in many original plans of the city in the time of Peter I and Anna Ioannovna, for example - the plans of D
Summary
The center of any city is the main administrative, functional, and compositional unit of all urban life. It largely determines the international and regional significance of the city itself. Especially-the center of such a historical city as Saint-Petersburg. Many researchers from different countries are studying the features of the foundation and development of the centers of historical cities. For historical cities of Western Europe, Ancient Russia, Novgorod and Moscow Russia, such researches were almost mandatory. Detailed research on the centers of historical cities in Western Europe can be found in the works of A.V. Bunin, T. Ancient Russian cities founded before Peter I and their centers were studied in the works of G. Kirichenko [7,8,9]
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