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THE HOLY PLACE

Architecture, Ideology, and History in Russia

Contents

Acknowledgments................................................vii Introduction...................................................ix PART ONE Vitberg's Cathedral..................................1 PART TWO Ton's Cathedral......................................43 PART THREE The Last Days of the Cathedral.....................93 PART FOUR The Tower of Babel..................................109 PART FIVE The Concrete Cathedral..............................143 Notes..........................................................167 Bibliography...................................................187 Photo Credits..................................................203 Index..........................................................205

Chapter One

The morning of October 12, 1817, was cold and blustery, but the weather did not discourage the throngs of Muscovites who had gathered at the Sparrow Hills, southwest of the city, to take part i ... read full excerpt from Holy Place: Architecture, Ideology, and History in Russia ebook