Explore: Russian Architecture

the Russian principalities, and Imperial Russia. Due to the geographical size of modern and Imperial Russia, it typically refers to architecture built

The Russian Revival style comprises a number of different movements within Russian architecture that arose in the second quarter of the 19th century and

for example a recurrent and important element in the architecture of Russian churches. Often Russian churches have also multi-colored filigree ornamental

‹ The template Culture of Russia is being considered for merging. › Russian culture (Russian: Культура России, romanized: Kul'tura Rossii, IPA: [kʊlʲˈturə

traditional Russian settlement. The origins of Russian wooden architecture go back to ancient Slavic architecture. Since the Ancient Russian history the

throne on June 28, 1762, becoming Empress of Russia. Neoclassical architecture developed in many Russian cities, first of all St. Petersburg, which was

Russian-Byzantine architecture (Russo-Byzantine architecture; Russian: русско-византийский стиль) is a revivalist direction in Russian architecture and

some Russian towns, there also were earlier examples of wooden architecture, the architecture of Kievan Rus', which influenced the style. Some Russian Art

was centered on Kiev and Novgorod. Its architecture is the earliest period of Russian and Ukrainian architecture, using the foundations of Byzantine culture

Ukraine, and the Baltic states. A large Russian diaspora (sometimes including Russian-speaking non-Russians), estimated at 25 million people, has developed