Smolny Convent of the Resurrection

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Title	Smolny Convent of the Resurrection
Alternate Title	Smolynyy monastyr
View	View of complex, with cathedral at center
Work Type	buildings religious buildings churches cathedrals complexes religious communities convents complexes religious communities monasteries
Style/Period	Baroque Eighteenth century
Creator Name	Rastrelli, Varfolomei Varfolomeevich, ca. 1700-1771
Contributors to Project	Stasov, Vasilii Petrovich, 1769-1848
Subject.work	architectural interiors rulers and leaders
Country	Russia
City	Saint Petersburg
State/Province	Rossiya
Location.Notes	Ploshchad Rastrelli 3/1
Technique	construction (assembling)
Dates	1748-1764 (creation); 1835 (alteration)
Photographer	Williams, John R.
Date Photographed	1986
Subject Information	Smolny Convent of the Resurrection (Voskresensky), located on the bank of the River Neva, consists of a Cathedral (sobor) and a complex of buildings surrounding it, originally intended for a convent. Construction on the complex was begun as a Russian Orthodox monastery for nuns. It was built to house Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great, after she was disallowed from succession to the throne and opted instead to become a nun. In 1741, Elizabeth accepted the offer of the Russian throne. When Catherine II assumed the throne in 1762, she ended funding. The cathedral was only finished in 1835 by Vasily Stasov with the addition of a neoclassical interior to suit the changed architectural tastes of the day.
Information.source	Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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