Architectural guide : Minsk / Dimitrij Zadorin.

Main entry:

Zadorin, Dimitrij, 1983- author.

Title & Author:

Architectural guide : Minsk / Dimitrij Zadorin.

Publication:

Berlin : DOM Publishers, [2018]
©2018

Description:

539 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 25 cm

Series:

Architectural guide

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction: seven faces of Minsk -- Buildings -- Mass housing -- Nature -- Residential estates -- Squares -- Underground -- War monuments -- Old Town -- Pre-war Centre -- Stalin Avenue -- Socialist City -- Lenin Avenue -- Outskirts of the centre -- Green radius -- Residential city -- Industrial city -- New city.

Summary:

"Minsk, founded in 1067, was a small, inconspicuous town lost in the backwoods of Eastern Europe for many centuries. Ironically, it was the devastation caused by the Second World War that drove the Soviet authorities to transform Minsk into a major city of true importance. The post-war development turned Minsk into one of the world's fastest growing cities in the 1960s and 1970s and also left behind bright, visible traces of how ideas about the 'perfect' Soviet city changed over time. Today Minsk is seen by many as a reserve of Soviet architecture and city planning, situated in a rather peculiar political and economic context. This guide takes the reader beyond popular tourist attractions, offering a comprehensive picture of all layers of the city. The architectural works presented range from 17th century churches to arenas and hotels built for the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championships; from iconic symbols of the Belarusian capital to the distant but intriguing outskirts. The author tells the story of Minsk by presenting the 'seven faces' of the city: 200 buildings, ten squares, five war monuments, seven parks, all metro stations, as well as ten residential estates and twenty mass series that together contributed to what became known as the 'Minsk Phenomenon'"--Back cover

ISBN:

9783869222394 (paperback)
3869222395 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture Belarus Minsk Guidebooks.
Architecture Biélorussie Minsk Guides.
Architecture Belarus Guidebooks.
Architecture
Buildings
Architektur
Minsk (Belarus) Buildings, structures, etc. Guidebooks.
Minsk (Belarus) Guidebooks.
Minsk (Belarus) Buildings, structures, etc.
Belarus Minsk.
Minsk.

Form/genre:

travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks
Guides touristiques.

Added entries:

Minsk

Holdings:

Location: Library main 316547
Call No.: 316547
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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