Moscow Modern style

With the time the logic of Moscow city building up was changing. Previously it was based on the system of fortification and comfortable location of houses and trade places. XXth century brought new rules and ideas into the architectural thought. Moscow was growing fast and there was no place for nature in the city anymore. Buildings were growing here and there. Architects who worked in modern style decided to reconcile nature and city by using the irregular shapes and unproportional forms, like nature had. This architectural style combined architecture itself and fine arts, which was a very innovative idea.

The facades of buildings were decorated with pictures on herbal theme and windows with stained-glass. They placed windows on different levels making it difficult to figure out how many floors there are in the house. They found a new solution for those who wanted an unusual house and didn’t want a palace in classical style anymore. Coming from France as art nouveau, Modern Style became very popular in Moscow in the beginning of XXth century among reach people. In this tour you’ll see masterpieces of famous Modern architects, working in Russia – Feudor Shehtel, Lev Kekushev, Valkot. You’ll have a chance to visit one of the most famous modern style buildings and see its unusual interior.

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