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hidden Monuments of history and culture | Sukhanov Samson Xenofontovich hidden Babolovsky Park (Pushkin town) | |
BABOLOVSKY PARK (Pushkin town), a monument of landscape architecture situated in the southwestern part of Pushkin town is a part of Tsarskoe Selo palace park ensemble. Its area consists of 268,8 hectares ... | | BABOLOVSKY PARK (Pushkin town), a monument of landscape architecture situated in the southwestern part of Pushkin town is a part of Tsarskoe Selo palace park ensemble. Its area consists of 268,8 hectares. It was developed in the late 18th century near Babolovo village, close to which a small stone palace of Prince G.A. Golitsyn, which was built in the Pseudo-Gothic style (1783-1786, architect I.V. Neelov). Babolovskaya Glade is directly connected with Podkapriznaya Road leading to the Catherine Palace. Babolovsky Palace was reconstructed by architect V.P. Stasov in 1824-25, at the same time a granite bath, cut by a masonry team of S. Sukhanov, was organised in a special apartment. Taitsky Aqueduct, which encircled the southern outskirts of the park (the 1770-80s, engineer I. Gerard). A cavern with a statue of a hermit monk was installed on the aqueduct (not preserved). Babolovsky Park was enlarged in the 1820-60s. Cast iron Staro-Krasnoselskie Gates enclose Babolovsky Park (1823-26, architect A.A. Menelas). Reference: see Tsarskoe Selo entry. A. A. Alexeev.
Persons Gerard Ivan (Johann Konrad) Kondratievich Menelas Adam Adamovich Potemkin Grigory Alexandrovich, Gracious Prince of Tauride Stasov Vasily Petrovich Sukhanov Samson Xenofontovich
| | | | hidden Sukhanov S.X., (1769-1840s), stonecutter, sculptor | |
SUKHANOV Samson Xenofontovich (1769-1840s, St. Petersburg), stonecutter, sculptor. Moved to St. Petersburg around 1800. Many orders for building were fulfilled by him or under his supervision. His most important works in stone in St ... | | SUKHANOV Samson Xenofontovich (1769-1840s, St. Petersburg), stonecutter, sculptor. Moved to St. Petersburg around 1800. Many orders for building were fulfilled by him or under his supervision. His most important works in stone in St. Petersburg are several sculpture-groups on the attic of the Bourse building (Neptune with Two Rivers and Navigation, the 1810-20s), rostral columns with four symbolic figures of four Russian rivers (the 1810-20s), the Vasilievsky Island Strelka Embankment, a sculpture composition of the Mining Institute porch (according to the models of sculptor V.I. Demut-Malinovsky and S.S. Pimenov), images of Attic warriors on tower of the Main Admiralty (by models of F.F. Shchedrin), a number of columns for Kazan Cathedral and St. Isaac's Cathedral, and plinths for monuments to M.I. Kutuzov and M.B. Barclay de Tolly (1832-36). He lived in his own house at 50 Pryazhka Embankment. O. A. Chekanova.
| | | | hidden The Babolovo Palace (an ensemble of the Babolovo Park) | |
Catherine II walking along the Taitsi water supply system noticed a nice hill on the Kuzminka River right bank. It was situated near the village of Babolovo aside of the Babolovo cutting. In 1780 a wooden house with outbuildings were built there ... | | Catherine II walking along the Taitsi water supply system noticed a nice hill on the Kuzminka River right bank. It was situated near the village of Babolovo aside of the Babolovo cutting. In 1780 a wooden house with outbuildings were built there. A stone building with the bathing hall and marble bath was built in 1783-1785 at this place by the architect I.V. Neyelov, the author of bath pavilions in the Catherine Park. The main interiors for resting were painted by F.D. Danilov. Iogann (John) Bush laid out a small landscape garden. In the 1810-1820s the palace and garden were included in the landscape composition of the Babolovo Park newly-created by F.F. Lyamin. In 1824-1829 the bathing hall was rebuilt to the design of V.P. Stasov and under the direction of V.M. Gornostayev for installing the huge bath which was cut out of Serdobolsky granite by the stonemason S.K. Sukhanov’s team. Emperors Alexander I, Alexander II , Nicholas II liked to include the Babolovo palace and park in their walking tours. During the war the palace was destroyed with a fire and has not been restored yet. The bathroom hall with the bricked vault and Sukhanov’s bath have been survived.
Persons Alexander I, Emperor Alexander II, Emperor Bush Iogann Catherine II, Empress Gornostaev Vasily Maximovich Lyamin, F.F. Neelov Ilya Vasilievich Nicholas II, Emperor Stasov Vasily Petrovich Sukhanov Samson Xenofontovich
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The granite bath-pool constructed by the famous stonemason Samson Sukhanov was placed at the round extension of the Babolov Palace during its reconstruction (architect V.P. Stasov) ... | | | | | | | |
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