Sunday 5 February 2017

40. Winter in Kostino



Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. Kostino District in winter: buildings of the estate of A. Kraft and the Church of the Nativity of Theotokos.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2015. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. A corner of Kostino District in winter.
A view from the pond:
• The washhouse of the estate of Alexander Kraft (1874—1935) Kostino (the two-storeyed building on the left).
  Built in the beginning of the 20th century (before 1917).
• The poultry-house of the Kostino Estate (the green building on the right). Built in the beginning of the 20th century (before 1917).
• The Church of Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. Built in 2005.

Saturday 28 January 2017

Walls



Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. A brick wall of a car park.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2016. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. A brick wall of a muilti-storey car park in Gorkogo Street.

The location of this wall:

Sunday 22 January 2017

The Building of the Council of Labour and Defense (the Building of the State Duma)



The Building of the Council of Labour and Defense (STO) in Moscow was designed by Arkady Langman (1886—1968) and built in 1935.
After the dissolution of the STO in 1937 the building was used by the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom) and then by its successor — the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (Sovmin); later the building was transferred to the State Planning Committee (Gosplan).
Currently (2017) the State Duma of the Russian Federation is located in the building.
The façade of this piece of the early Stalinist architecture combines the logicality of the Constructivism with the monumentality of the Neoclassicism which soon became the main style of the Soviet architecture of the Stalinist period. The design created by Arkady Langman was highly appreciated and for a long time it was considered as the model of governmental buildings.
Moscow. VDNKh. The main building of the Centre of Oceanography and Marine Biology Moskvarium.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2016. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
Moscow. The building of the Council of Labour and Defense (the building of the State Duma). A view from the Manege Square.

The location of the Building of the Council of Labor and Defense:

Address: Russia, г. Москва, ул. Охотный ряд, дом 1.

Sunday 15 January 2017

Moskvarium



The Centre of Oceanography and Marine Biology Moskvarium (Russian: Москвариум) is a public oceanarium in the VDNKh, Moscow, Russia. The construction of the oceanarium started in 2013, in 2015 the building was finished and opened its doors to visitors.
The total floor space of the Moskvarium is about 53,000 m2 (about 570,490 sq ft), the area of the aquarium zone is about 12,000 m2 (about 129,170 sq ft); currently (2016) it is the largest oceanarium of Europe.
Moscow. VDNKh. The main building of the Centre of Oceanography and Marine Biology Moskvarium.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2016. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
Moscow. VDNKh. The main building of the Centre of Oceanography and Marine Biology Moskvarium. A general view.

The location of the Moskvarium:

Tuesday 3 January 2017

The Small Building of the Trinity Church in Korolyov


The parish of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Korolyov was founded in 1999 and soon the construction of the “small” church building of wood started. It was finished in 2003; on 4 July 2005 the wooden church was consecrated by Metropolitan Juvenaly.
In the same year the foundation of the new (“large”) church of bricks was laid. The works lasted about 10 years, and were completed in 2015 when the Great Consecration of the new church were carried out. The photos of the “large” building of the Trinity Church you can see here.
Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. The small wooden building of the Trinity Church.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2016. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. The Church of the Holy Trinity, the small wooden building of the church. A general view.

The location of the Trinity Church in Korolyov:

Address: Russia, Московская обл., г. Королёв, ул. Горького, дом 77.

Saturday 24 December 2016

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!



Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. The interior of the illuminated New Year tree.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2015. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. The interior of the illuminated New Year tree installed on Prospekt Korolyova.

Sunday 18 December 2016

Buildings of the Eastern Water Supply Canal



The Eastern Water Supply Canal (also known as the Akulovo Water Supply Canal) was built in 1933—1937. It connects the Ucha Reservoir (a reservoir in the system of the Moscow Canal located in northern central part of Moscow Oblast) and the Eastern Water Station in the Eastern Administrative District of Moscow. A section of the canal goes across the city of Korolyov where following photographs were taken.
Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. Valve houses of the Eastern Water Supply Canal (Akulovo Canal)
Dmitry Ivanov. 2015. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. Valve houses of the Eastern Water Supply Canal (Akulovo Water Supply Canal) located at the crossing of the canal and the railway line between the stations Podlipki-Dachnye and Bolshevo.

Sunday 4 December 2016

VDNKh. Pavilion No. 38 Fishing



This faced with aluminum and glass piece of the Soviet Brutalism was built in 1985.
Moscow. VDNKh. Pavilion No. 38 Fishing. A general view.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2015. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
Moscow. VDNKh. Pavilion No. 38 Fishing. A view from the Fourth Kamensky Pond.
The location of the pavilion:

Saturday 26 November 2016

Boats of Saint Petersburg



Saint Petersburg. A Rinker Captiva sport boat in the Moyka River.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2014. CC-BY-SA 3.0. The description of the photo →
A Rinker sport boat of the Captiva series (the Rinker Boat Company, the USA) on the Moyka River in Saint Petrsburg.

Sunday 13 November 2016

Towers of the Moscow Kremlin. A view from the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge.


Let’s ascend the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge and have a look on the Kremlin.
The Moscow Kremlin. Towers of the south wall: the Taynitskaya Tower, the First Unnamed and the Second Unnamed towers.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2016. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
On the left we see three towers of the south wall (from left to right):
  • the Taynitskaya Tower (the Secret Tower) – it was built in 1485 and became the first tower of the current Kremlin; in 1770–1771 the tower was dismantled but in 1783 it was built again;
  • the First Unnamed Tower, it was built in 1480s, dismantled in 1770s and built again in 1780s; in 1812 the tower was blown up by the French, in 1835 it was restored;
  • the Second Unnamed Tower, it was built in 1480s, dismantled in 1770s and built again in 1780s.
The building of the Grand Kremlin Palace is seen behind the towers.