The architectural heritage of Russia. Konstantin Tone. 2-book set

Konstantin Andreevich Tone is an outstanding Russian architect who has become the ancestor of a new direction in temple architecture - the Russian -Byzantine style, which was widespread into the reign of Emperor Nicholas I.
Among the most famous buildings of tone are the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Great Kremlin Palace in Moscow, the pier with the Sphinxes near the building of the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, as well as two famous railway stations, which today connect the hearts of two capitals. The tone is the author of dozens of typical projects, according to which construction was carried out throughout Russia: from temples to theaters, from the largest "state -owned" buildings to modest residential buildings and peasant huts.
On the pages of our publication, the doctor of architecture, Professor Tatyana Andreevna Slavina gives a detailed review of the multifaceted creative activity K.A. Tones against the background of the development of Russian architecture of the mid -19th century