Russian Architectural Heritage. Konstantin Tone. Vol.1

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Since 2011, the Rudentsov Publishing House has been working on a unique project "Russian Architectural Heritage", which was awarded a special prize in the Moscow Restoration 2013 competition for popularization activities in the field of restoration of historical and architectural monuments of Moscow and the 2018 Government of the Russian Federation Prize in the field of culture

For the first time, this edition contains the entire creative heritage of the great Russian architect K. A. Ton. Among the buildings of the architect are the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Grand Kremlin Palace, the Leningrad and Moscow railway stations of the Oktyabrskaya railway. The first volume is devoted to the civil buildings of the architect.
The publication is illustrated with drawings, archival and modern photographs of buildings erected according to the designs of K. A. Ton

Reporting drawing on the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. 1845

Reporting drawing on the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

Architect K. A. Ton. 1845

Pier at the building of the Academy of Arts
Architect K. A. Ton. Project 1831, completed 1834
St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya nab., 17

Griffin at the pier in front of the building of the Academy of Arts

Pier at the Academy of Arts. Project. Architect K. A.Ton. 1831

View of the Academy of Arts from the Neva

Tsarskoselsky railway station

Architect K. A. Ton. 1837 (first building), 1849–1852 (second building)
St. Petersburg, Zagorodny pr-t, 52

The journey of Emperor Nicholas I along the Tsarskoye Selo railway in 1837.

Artist K. Beggrov

From the "Album of drawings ... buildings ... railways existing in Russia."

Compiled by I. I. Volgunov. 1872

Maly Theater

Architect K. A. Ton. Project of 1837, carried out in 1840-1843.
Moscow, Teatralny pr-d, 1, building 1

Maly theatre. Benoir box. Royal box

Maly theatre. Foyer

House of the military governor with an apartment for the emperor

Architect K. A .Ton. Project of 1843, carried out in 1844-1848.
Kazan, Kremlin, 1

House of the military governor in Kazan

(now the residence of the President of Tatarstan)

Master plan of the site and buildings of the governor's house with the imperial apartment in the Kremlin of the city of Kazan

View of the Kazan Kremlin from a bird's eye view

Grand Kremlin Palace

Architects K. A. Ton, N. I. Chichagov, F. F. Richter, P. A. Gerasimov, V. A. Bakaryov,

N. A. Shokhin
Project 1838–1843, carried out 1839–1849.
Moscow, Kremlin, 20

Grand Kremlin Palace

Andreevsky Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Throne place

Front entrance of the Faceted Chamber

Faceted Chamber

Throne place in St. Andrew's Hall

The project of the throne place of the Andreevsky Hall. F. F. Richter

The front bedchamber now and 120 years ago

Dressing room of Her Imperial Majesty. Barometer on the walls of the bedchamber.

Private bathroom their imperial majesties

Section of the restroom in the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Architect K.A.Ton. Approved March 16, 1840

The bedchamber of Her Imperial Majesty.

Ottoman in the bedchamber of Her Imperial Majesty. Photo 1896.

Clock on the mantelpiece in the bedchamber of Her Imperial Majesty

Silver Hall of the Armory. Photo 1896

Grand Kremlin Palace. Bird's eye view

Editions of the book series "Russian Architectural Heritage" are made at the highest artistic and printing level. Leading experts in the field of art criticism and the history of architecture are invited to participate in the series, who have conducted large-scale research.