Abstract
This paper discusses the urban development history of Samara and the nuances of how its urban pattern was formed. The paper highlights the key milestones in the history of the city’s development, addresses how the unplanned and planned cities were structured, and considers the city’s main historic squares. It also analyzes the part the city squares play in modern Samara. The definition of the term architectural landmark provides the basis for several primary classifications of architectural landmarks, identifying the historic landmarks of Samara. Also considered is the part that the primary architectural landmarks played in forming the historical and modern urban environment as well as how that part changed as the city grew and developed. The paper also addresses the effect that later development has had on the historic landmarks. Keywords: city, urban development, architectural landmarks, city structure, planned city.
Highlights
The urban development history of Samara spans over 400 years
The history is divisible into the following periods: 1) the oldest period; 2) the period of the first state formations; 3) the Russian colonization period in the sixteenth–seventeenth centuries; 4) the eighteenth century; 5) the nineteenth through the early twentieth century: capitalization of the economy, the time when the architectural and historical environment of the near-Samara Volga region was formed as a whole; and 6) 1917–1980, the Soviet period
From our analysis of the history of Samara’s urban development in the above-mentioned periods, we identified the architectural landmarks of the city
Summary
The urban development history of Samara spans over 400 years. The history is divisible into the following periods: 1) the oldest period; 2) the period of the first state formations; 3) the Russian colonization period in the sixteenth–seventeenth centuries; 4) the eighteenth century (the strengthening of the Russian state); 5) the nineteenth through the early twentieth century: capitalization of the economy, the time when the architectural and historical environment of the near-Samara Volga region was formed as a whole; and 6) 1917–1980, the Soviet period. In the middle of the nineteenth century (1851), the fortress was raised to the status of Samara Governorate’s principal city.
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