| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Saint Petersburg, Rossiya, Russia | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | ca. 1805-1810 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Thomon, Thomas de | en_US |
| dc.date | 1800-1810 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-29T18:19:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-01-29T18:19:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1800-1810 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 188496 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 1678 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/97024 | |
| dc.description | Buildings in the northwest section of the complex, view looking north; Thomon also laid out the surrounding area [streets and building blocks] at the tip (strel’ka) of the Vasily [Vasilevskiy Island] with granite quays and ramps, siting a pair of rostral columns there to serve as lighthouses. Opposite the exchange building on the Neva, de Thomon designed a semicircular overlook with circular ramps descending to a jetty projecting into the river. This formal approach, is framed by the two rostral columns centered on the portico of the Stock Exchange. Many of the scheme’s elements, including the columns, may be found in contemporary French academic projects, but Thomon’s composition is memorably impressive and forms one of the most characteristic features of St Petersburg’s inner townscape. Strel’ka is variously translated as "spit" or "little arrow." Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 6/16/2009) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone; paving | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architectural exteriors | en_US |
| dc.subject | cityscapes | en_US |
| dc.subject | City planning | en_US |
| dc.subject | spit of land | en_US |
| dc.subject | point | en_US |
| dc.subject | tip | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nineteenth century | en_US |
| dc.title | Strelka [area] | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-R-SP-S-D1 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Russian | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) gardening | en_US |
| vra.worktype | rostral column | en_US |
| vra.worktype | dock | en_US |
| vra.worktype | park (recreation area) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | street | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Thomas de Thomon (French architect, ca. 1754 -1813) | en_US |
