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When was the reign of Alexander I?

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1801 - 1825

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What was Alexander I known for?

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his victory over Napolean

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What place was the place where ships were built?

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The Admiralty

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Who was the architect of the Admiralty?

Who was he in relation to the Admiralty?

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Andreian Zakharov

son of Admiralty clerk

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What happened to the Admiralty?

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it caught on fire

they encased it and expanded

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How is the Admiralty “anchored” down?

What does it mean?

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dodecastyle portico on west and east side

12 columns; portico is the exteneded row of columns

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What is at the center of the Admiralty?

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arch with spire

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What statues are on the arch of the Admiralty?

Who are some examples?

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four classical heroes

Achilles

Hector Ajax

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What are on the frieze of the Admiraly?

On the left and right side and center?

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Center - Poseidon handing the symbol of his power (trident) to Peter the Great

Left - Covery(?) of Poseidon (Poseidon’s side)

Right - ships being built (Peter’s side)

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What is on the arch of the Admiralty but beneath the spire?

What is in it?

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a tower

at the base is a small tower “tempietto”

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What jis at the top of the Admiralty spire?

What is the other symbol of Petersburg?

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three masted ship which turns as a weather vein

angel on top of Peter Paul Cathderal

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What the law regulating height say?

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no building can be taller than the Winter Palace

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What is speciail about the Admiralty spire?

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it is sheathed in gold leaf

three boulevards come out of it

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What reign was the Admiralty in?

What anchors the end of the building?

What surrounds that?

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Alexander I

dodecastyle portico

tetrastyle portico flanking it

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What is on the side of the Winter Palace in Palace Square?

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Alexander Column

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Who built the Alexander Column?

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Montferrand

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When was the Alexander Column built?

What is it?

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after victory over Napolean

monolithic column of and angel with face of Alexander I

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What is the Army’s building?

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Building of the General Staff

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Who built the Building of the General Staff?

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Carlo Rossi

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What is on top of the arch of the Building of the General Staff?

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statue of two Roman soldiers holding 6 horses with the conquerer holding the standard of victory (intertwined serhents)

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What is special about the Building of the General Staff?

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to get through the arch, he creates a 45 degree angel which leads you to Nevsky Prospekt

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When was the liberation of the Serfs?

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When was the Emancipation Proclamation?

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When was the reign of Nicholas I?

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What period did Nicholas 1 die?
Crimean War
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Who came to power after Nicholas I?
his son Alexander II
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When was Alexander II's reign?
1857-1881
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When was Alexander II assassinated? What was he known as? What happened during his reign?
1881 Tsar Liberator liberation of the serfs - 1861
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What is the style known for being a mixture of styles?
Eclecticism
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What revolt occured at what cathedral?
Decembrist Revolt Cathedral of St. Isaac of Dalmatia
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What is the largest cathedral?
Cathedral iof St. Isaac of Dalmatia
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Who designed the Cathedral of St. Isaac of Dalmatia? What dispute happened between him and the Cathedral? Why?
Montferrand he wanted to be buried under the cathedral that he designed he was rejected because he was Catholic
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When was the Decembrist Revolt?
December 1825
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Who was the center of reaction after the liberating effect of Napolean's conquest?
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Who was known as a disciplinarian
Arakcheev
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What hapen to Alexander I?
he became a mystic and on 1825, he takes on a strange journey and dies during the journey
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What happen when there was a confusion on who was going to be the next ruler?
The army officers saw it as their chance and the Decembrist revolt occured on Palace square
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What is the most famous monument to Peter the Great?
the Bronze Horseman
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What is the Bronze Horseman known as?
The last great baroque monument in Europe
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What is the Bronze Horseman doing?
trampling a snake - enemy of reform and progress also provides another point of support
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When was the Bronze Horseman unveiled?
reign of Catherine the Great 1782
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Who was at the unveiling of the Bronze Horseman?
first American delegate to Russia John Adams
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When was Alexander II assassinated?
March 1881
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What happened during Alexander II's reign?
social dissent plunging into terrorism
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What was built at the spot of Alexander II's assassination?
Church of the Resurrection of the Savior on the Blood
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What did the Church of the Resurrection of the Savior on the Blood represent and emulated? What special thing did it have at the bottom of it?
represent Russian nationalism emulated St. Basil's at Red Square granite table with names of famous Russian battles
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When was the reign of Alexander III?
1881-1896
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Who came to power after Alexander III?
Nicholas II in 1896
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What is a subgroup of Eclecticism?
Historicism - it emulated styles of the past
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What reign was the Cathedral iof St. Isaac of Dalmatia built? \*
Nicholas I
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When did Westerners begin to go to Russia to teach them? In what building?
18th century Russian Academy of Arts
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Who painted the Last Day of Pompeii?
Karl Briullov
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Who painted the Appearance of Christ to the People?
Alexander Ivanov

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