About the authors
| First name, Middle name, Last name, Scientific degree, Scientific rank, Current position. Full and brief name of the organization, The organization address. | Safiya S. Mouzeeva, master, Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, Russian Federation Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Marat Sh. Fazleev, candidate of architectureе, associate professor, Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, Russian Federation Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Title of the article | Brick decoration of religious buildings of Kazan in the second third of the XVIII - early XX centuries |
| Abstract. | Problem statement. The relevance of the research is due to the need to study the traditional brick ornament in the decoration of religious buildings in Kazan in the second third of the 18th and early 20th centuries. The purpose of this work is to identify the architectural and artistic features of the Kazan brick ornament. The research objectives are to study materials related to the origin of decorative brickwork; to identify the features of brick decorative masonry applicable in Kazan. Results. According to the results of the study, it was revealed that the brick decor of the religious buildings of Kazan differs from the capital cities and cities of the Volga region in its national identity in the decoration of facades. Decorative brick elements were borrowed from Eastern, European and Asian countries, and then reworked by the architects of Kazan. Conclusions. The significance of the obtained results for the architectural practice of Russia lies in the fact that by deriving the ornamental features of the decorative brickwork of Kazan during the second third of the 18th-early 20th centuries, it can provide information about the architectural heritage of Kazan. The presented materials can become the basis for further study of brick ornament and comparison of its decor with other architectural decor of Russian cities. Also, the material contributes to the study of the origins of the formation of brick decorative elements of the facade in Kazan. |
| Keywords. | brick decoration of facades, architecture of places of worship, brick pattern work, architectural style, radial brick. |
| For citations: | Mouzeeva S. S., Fazleev M. Sh. Brick decoration of religious buildings of Kazan in the second third of the XVIII- early XX centuries//News KSUAE. 2023. № 1(63), p.104-113, DOI: 10.52409/20731523_2023_1_104, EDN: GSKLVC |
