Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Narvsky District in St. Petersburg is rich in architecture, with many Constructivist treasures. One fine example is the Gorky House of Culture. Below is the translation of the history of the ДВОРЕЦ КУЛЬТУРЫ ИМЕНИ ГОРЬКОГО (Gorky House of Culture) … Continue reading →

St. Petersburg’s cityscape is ever changing, with buildings being torn down to make room for new ones. At other times, the transformation takes the shape of re-naming, and re-purposing the building for something quite different than the original functions. Before: … Continue reading →

Two examples of Constructivist architecture I found in my wanderings in St. Petersburg: Меняевский рынок – Жилой дом / Menyaevskii market – Housing Original market was built in 1883, and was later converted into housing in the Constructivist style in … Continue reading →

Moscow is not the only city to boast a fine collection of Constructivist architecture, and I plan to run into a few treasures in my upcoming trip to Russia’s second largest city. I’m looking forward to taking a few photographs … Continue reading →