Trinity-Sergius Lavra in color

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10 prints, the author writes.

Fate decreed that virtually garbage us came a pack of photographs of famous monuments of Russian architecture. Paper envelope, it prints in two sizes: 8, 5h11, 12h16 and 5, 5. no signature other than pencil numbering and die 'Institute of History Theory of Architecture REG. 1960 № ... "That is, the survey made no later than 1960. Prints high quality, color, though considerably faded. The unknown author was obviously a very good photographer
Of course, this is not Prokudin-Gorsky, but still 50 years - a considerable period. Turns of history, including turns in the history of the monuments is enough. There are Twelve Apostles and the Church in the Moscow Kremlin, which is still in place for the Palace of Congresses Old Armoury and Novgorod Kremlin without a pedestrian bridge and the church of St. Nicholas with usoh Pskov with baroque dome. No modern chemical ultrabright colors, gloss "gilding" domes, all muted shabby. In many shots were people and cars. In general, all that is history.
First, I scanned the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, scraped up a large-scale restoration, during which the Assumption, Trinity Cathedral and the Church gained Dukhovskaya pozakomarnye coating tower became white. White was the tent and the church Zosima and Sabbatius, and baroque Smolenskaya - turquoise. And before the restoration, it turns out, the ensemble Laura was born in a single red and white.

1. Pyatnitskaya Tower. In the background the bell tower in red and white color and the Gate Church of St. John the Baptist.





2. Trinity Cathedral with a hipped roof.



3. hipped roof and Nikon chapel Trinity Cathedral.



4. Dukhovskaya church. Hipped roof hiding tier ringing.



5. The Refectory with the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh and a small church Mikheyevsky not changed significantly.



6. Smolensk church. Now it is turquoise.



7. Church of Zosima and Sabbatius. Now, it is white.



8. Gate Church of St. John the Baptist. Now she has five chapters. A house in the Russian style at its foot is now white.



9. Tower made more precise. Now the white, except for the upper tiers.



10. Caliche Tower.

P.S. If someone suddenly able to identify the author of these photos, it will be great.



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