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. | Nazarova I.V. – candidate of architecture, associate professor E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering The organization address: 420043, Russia, Kazan, Zelenaya st., 1 |
| Title of the article | On the question of the construction of the Tetyushi city of the XVIth century |
| Abstract. | Problem statement. The purpose of the article to make the constructive analysis of the creation of the city of Tetyushi in the Kazan region in the 16th century. Results. Historical, archaeological and archival sources about Tetyushi are used, the main sizes of fortifications and towers in old Russian measurement – in fathom are studied. The analogs of creation of walls and towers of the Moscow cities of the 16-17th centuries are studied. Documents are used: ancient books of the 17th century about the construction of the Russian cities (funds of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents, the funds of the Central State Archive of Ancient Documents), List of cities of the Middle and Lower Volga in 1704 year, the Topographical description of the Simbirsk region of the 18th century, the Atlas of the cities of Kazan governoship of 1789. Conclusions. The complex analysis of sources has allowed to define three parts of the Tetyushi city (fortress – small fortress – the village). It is established: polygonal plan of the fortress, conditioned by topographical position; constructive structure of «standing prison» of the city fortifications; constructive structure of chopped suburb fortifications; «crowened» – timber blocking structure of the tetrahedral towers. |
| Keywords. | Tetyushi, Tetyush line, constructive analysis, wooden walls, wooden towers, timber blocking construction, fathom. |
| For citations: | Nazarova I.V. On the question of the construction of the Tetyushi city of the XVIth century // Izvestiya KGASU. 2017. №1(39) P.39-45. |
