Chernyavskaya, E. N. Symbols of State in the Territory of Moscow

Abstract: The article is devoted to the development of symbols of state in Moscow throughout the times: the Kremlin (still remains a symbol) and Ivan the Great, Pokrovsky Cathedral on the Moat, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Palace of the Soviets with its supertall skyscrappers, Moscow International Business Center ‘Moscow City’. The author describes the governor’s idea of Russia’s role in world affairs reflected in each architectural symbol. It is stressed out that there were no such architectural symbols of state in 1920 and 1960 – 1980 when the functional architecture ruled and only architectural signs were created. The author also discovered the meaning of compositional and planning connections between the symbols, for instance, between Ivan the Great and neighboring cities and important manors of nobility built near Moscow; between the Palace of the Soviets and new Stalin-era buildings, and etc. Traditional meaning of architectural axis buildings also expoains the current tendencies in developing the south-west of Moscow.

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